Bob Menendez’s Lawyer Can’t Get Over the Claim He Rang a Little Bell to Summon His Wife

Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense lawyers grilled a key prosecution witness on Wednesday, repeatedly asking about a backyard meeting over an alleged bribe in which the witness claimed the New Jersey Democrat summoned his wife with a “little bell.”

Jose Uribe, a New Jersey insurance executive who pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction charges in March, spent his fourth day on the witness stand answering questions about his alleged years-long bribery agreement with Menendez. Prosecutors allege that Uribe was one of three businessmen who bribed Menendez for years with gifts, money, and gold bars in exchange for political favors.

Menendez has pleaded not guilty to 16 federal bribery counts and his defense attorneys have blamed the senator’s wife for allegedly taking the gifts without his knowledge.

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