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Judge denies Bob Menendez’s request to delay trial for Senate votes

By Ryan Lovelace
Published September 1, 2017 3:32pm ET
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Judge denies Bob Menendez’s request to delay trial for Senate votes
Menendez's attorneys filed a motion on Thursday night seeking to adjourn the trial on days when the senator needed to cast votes. (Patti Sapone/NJ Advance Media via AP) | Patti Sapone

The judge presiding over New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez’s federal corruption trial will not halt the trial so the Democrat can cast votes in the U.S. Senate.

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