NJ Spotlight News July 16, 2024

A special edition of NJ Spotlight News ... Breaking news today - the jury in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has handed down a sweeping guilty verdict. 18 counts in total for the Senator and his co-defendants Fred Daibes and Wael Hana that include conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit extortion, obstruction of justice, actions to benefit his co-defendants, AND conspiracy to act as a Foreign Agent and obstruction of justice. The counts coming in, one after the other - GUILTY. 16 counts for Menendez, 7 for Fred Daibes and 6 guilty counts for Will Hana.  So, what does this mean for the Senator’s future, for the Democratic party in New Jersey AND the balance of power in our nation’s capital