Subject: BREAKING NEWS: Judge denies Menendez mistrial request
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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:42:04 -0600
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A federal judge has refused to declare a mistrial in the corruption case against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and co-defendant Salomon Melgen. 
 
"The defense wants to spend morning, noon and night discussing the contracts in each case, the issue of multiple dosages and the issue of scanning with regard to the security contract with regard to the port in the Dominican Republic," Walls said. "It's a question for this court to determine when enough of enough. It's not a question that the court interferes with your presentation of the defense. Absolutely not.
 
Attorneys for Menendez and Melgen had charged that Walls kept them from introducing evidence and key witnesses, depriving them of giving a fair defense. Menendez is charged with helping Melgen in a $8.9 million Medicare dispute, a Dominican port security dispute and securing visas for his foreign girlfriends in exchange for gifts including hotel rooms, private jet flights and around $750,000 in political contributions.

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