But he urged the jury to refocus of what he called a “clear pattern of corruption.”“The timeline tells you what happened,” he said.
Afterward, Mr. Monteleoni said that the businessman, Wael Hana, and another wealthy associate began paying Ms. Menendez a generous salary.
Mr. Monteleoni said that was not believable, and he presented text messages and Google search history that he said showed Mr. Menendez knew exactly what his wife was receiving.
Mr. Monteleoni was expected to complete his closing argument on Tuesday morning.
Mr. Menendez fumed as he left the courthouse on Monday.
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