Judge declares mistrial in Bob Menendez trial

[Fight for Trump]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/16/judge-declares-mistrial-in-menendez-case.html

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[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

No surprise.....they'll re-try him because they can afford to.

[Suburbia]

Re-try him.

Seriously, Menendez should be ashamed of himself. I disagree with him on some issues, but he should consider retiring in 2018.

Jay Webber (R-Morris) would be good for this seat.

[Gass3268]

Lol, the jury was much closer to acquittal.

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No way they are going to try again.

[Fight for Trump]

The Feds have a 98% conviction rate. (Yes, Badger, I know this figure is somewhat misleading) Unless you're rich and powerful, apparently.

[publicunofficial]

It sucks if Franken resigns but we get to keep Menendez around.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The Feds have a 98% conviction rate. (Yes, Badger, I know this figure is somewhat misleading) Unless you're rich and powerful, apparently.

With 10 favoring acquittal, they might pause a bit.

[Fight for Trump]

The Feds have a 98% conviction rate. (Yes, Badger, I know this figure is somewhat misleading) Unless you're rich and powerful, apparently.

With 10 favoring acquittal, they might pause a bit.

Yeah, I think we'll just have to accept this is the best we'll get and let the Democrats push him out in 2018.

[Sestak]

The Feds have a 98% conviction rate. (Yes, Badger, I know this figure is somewhat misleading) Unless you're rich and powerful, apparently.

With 10 favoring acquittal, they might pause a bit.

Yeah, I think we'll just have to accept this is the best we'll get and let the Democrats push him out in 2018.

Yeah.

January 18, 2018.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Good ol' Jersey. He'll be a lifer now.

[Badger]

The Feds have a 98% conviction rate. (Yes, Badger, I know this figure is somewhat misleading) Unless you're rich and powerful, apparently.

With 10 favoring acquittal, they might pause a bit.

Yeah, I think we'll just have to accept this is the best we'll get and let the Democrats push him out in 2018.

IMO you are both correct.

[President Johnson]

Mendenez should at least not run again. Better is resigning, but AFTER Phil Murphy is sworn in as governor.

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

Menendez is a good person.  I say he deserves to stay.

[Bojack Horseman]

I think these are trumped-up charges and Menendez deserves an acquittal. That does not change the fact that Menendez is a scumbag and should go away already.

[America Needs R'hllor]

It sucks if Franken resigns but we get to keep Menendez around.

Why not just get rid of both?

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

It sucks if Franken resigns but we get to keep Menendez around.

Why not just get rid of both?

Both Franken and Menendez should stay.

[MAINEiac4434]

It sucks if Franken resigns but we get to keep Menendez around.

Why not just get rid of both?

Both Franken and Menendez should stay.

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

If I were king, I'd order the charges be dropped in return for Menendez immediately resigning.

We don't have kings, but that would be a fair verdict.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

If I were king, I'd order the charges be dropped in return for Menendez immediately resigning.

We don't have kings, but that would be a fair verdict.

How so?

[Tintrlvr]

I think Menendez probably won't run for reelection in the end anyway, and may resign this winter. The main reason he has held out on resigning is to make sure Murphy is the governor when he leaves office (and he may be allowed to help pick his successor).

[publicunofficial]

It sucks if Franken resigns but we get to keep Menendez around.

Why not just get rid of both?

That would be ideal! But I would prefer Menendez not be in the Senate even if he were 100% innocent, he's still a bad senator.

[rafta_rafta]

Would have been tricky if Menendez had been convicted and Senate Republicans proposed expulsion. Now he can run out the clock till January and resign if there are fresh allegations or a conviction in a subsequent trial

[ProgressiveCanadian]

Menendez is a stain on the Democratic party of New Jersey. He needs to be removed imminently.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Ugh, we needed him out, so that Christie could appoint a replacement since Doug Jones is going to make Democrats+Collins and Murkowski the Senate's ruling coalition.

[BudgieForce]

I will now accept my accolades...

So if anybody is following this, I'm leaning towards Menendez getting off. So far the prosecution has not shown a clear case of bribery. Im predicting, at worst, a hung jury. Then the government will try to re-prosecute and we can do this all over again.