The New Jersey Democrat's sister, Caridad Gonzalez, was the first witness called by the defense in the eighth week of the senator's bribery trial ... testimony underscores the justification ...

The theory was the heart of the defense in the first trial and convinced at least ... Prosecutor David Conn attacked the testimony of Erik Menendez as a self-serving script, full of ...

Prosecutors at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez rested on Friday ... and two New Jersey businessmen to begin calling their own witnesses to support defense claims that no crimes were ...

During his testimony ... for the prosecution during the first trial, he became a key defense witness in this trial. He and Gaskill testified that the Menendez family seemed "gloomy" and did ...

A judge has barred a psychiatrist's testimony in ... Senator Robert Menendez has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges against him. Opening remarks in the trial began on Wednesday.

he could order a new trial or use his own legal judgment to acquit Menendez. If sentencing proceeds as scheduled on Oct. 29, Menendez and his co-defendants can begin appealing to higher courts ...