Menendez jury says again that it is deadlocked

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post




By Alan Maimon and Devlin Barrett November 16 at 12:00 PM

NEWARK — The bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) appeared headed for a mistrial Thursday, after the jury said for a second time it cannot reach a verdict on any of the counts against him.

A mistrial would be a temporary victory for the senator, and a setback for Justice Department efforts to prosecute alleged public corruption.

After nine weeks of testimony, the jury has struggled to reach a consensus on any of the charges against Menendez and his co-defendant, a wealthy Florida eye doctor.

On Monday afternoon, the jury first sent a note saying they were unable to reach a verdict. U.S. District Judge William Walls sent them home early for the day, telling them to come back fresh and try again.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/menendez-jury-says-again-that-it-is-deadlocked/2017/11/16/c6ae9096-c951-11e7-aa96-54417592cf72_story.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Wonder how many jurors eventually cave to the try again mantra

just to go the ___ home.

[The Wizard]

2. My guess is all the

Republicans want to convict on all counts and the the Democrats want to acquit. This is a partisan trial in a climate of political tribalism.

[Gothmog]

3. After the Bob McDonald SCOTUS ruling it is almost impossible to win these cases

The SCOTUS ruling in the Bob McDonald case has made it very hard to win these cases