Jury selection underway in Menendez trial
Source: The Hill
BY MAX GREENWOOD - 08/22/17 01:26 PM EDT
The final stage of jury selection has begun for the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.).
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that a panel of 12 jurors and four alternates could be selected by the end of the week.
Jury selection was briefly interrupted by a closed court proceeding, though U.S. District Judge William Walls did not say why the proceeding was closed.
The New Jersey Democrat is accused of accepting lavish gifts, political donations, expensive meals and vacations from Salomon Melgen, a Florida eye doctor, in exchange for using his elected office to lobby on behalf of Melgen's business and personal interests. Menendez pleaded not guilty to an updated indictment on Tuesday, according to the AP.
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