 The defense has rested in the bribery and corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez. The New Jersey Democrat did not take the stand. His lawyers called several witnesses to counter seven weeks of prosecutor testimony. He's entered a not guilty plea to charges alleging that he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold and cash in exchange for using his clout in the Senate to deliver favors. A previous Menendez corruption trial ended deadlocked in 2017.