By JOHN BRESNAHAN, Politico
Attorneys for indicted New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez have asked a federal judge to dismiss the criminal case against him, arguing that the Justice Department violated his constitutional rights and engaged in prosecutorial misconduct.
Menendez’s legal team, led by well-known defense lawyer Abbe Lowell, filed 14 motions on Monday totaling hundreds of pages. The ensuing court battle over these legal motions could easily delay the start of Menendez’s corruption trial until next year.
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