Menendez Urges Court To Nix Charges Based On McDonnell

By Bill Wichert (July 19, 2017, 3:11 PM EDT) -- Sen. Bob Menendez called on a New Jersey federal court Tuesday to toss his corruption charges, arguing that the allegations fall short of the narrow definition of "official acts" set by the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark McDonnell decision, less than a week after the conviction of ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was thrown out based on the high court ruling....

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