The trial of Senator Bob Menendez is over and its conclusion is bound to disappoint

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference, in Union Beach, N.J. Menendez is charged with accepting bribes from Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen in exchange for lobbying for Melgen’s personal and business interests. The judge’s rulings in this trial have shaped what evidence jurors have heard. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial has ended in a mistrial after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on the charges against the Democrat and his co-defendant.

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Judge William Walls declared the mistrial Thursday.

FILE – In this March 1, 2013, file photo Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., participates in a news conference at an airport in Newark, N.J. From the “Keating Five” scandal. AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

The jury first told him on Monday they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on any of the 18 counts in the indictment against Menendez and a wealthy friend. They said Thursday they reviewed the evidence “slowly and thoroughly and in great detail” but remained deadlocked.

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The trial was in its 11th week. Menendez and Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen (MEHL’-genn) were charged with running a bribery scheme between 2006 and 2013 in which Menendez traded his political influence for luxury vacations and flights on the doctor’s private plane.

Prosecutors have the option of retrying the men.

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