http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/politics/menendez-jury-deliberations/index.html
Excused Menendez juror predicts ‘hung jury,’ passes note to judge
Arroyo-Maultsby had longstanding vacation plans to the Bahamas Saturday that Judge William Walls had agreed to honor, and was excused Thursday afternoon as the day end concluded with no verdict.
From Newsweak, just before Obama used his AG to take out Menendez:
“But when it comes time to deal with a contentious legislator like Menendez, there’s no real plan of action. Bill Clinton would try to flatter his enemies to death, occasionally tempering them as he did the likes of Bob Kerrey. Lyndon Johnson tried to muscle Fulbright, with only limited success.
So far if there’s been any handling of Menendez it’s backfired. When it comes to Iran, Menendez publicly accused the administration of “fear mongering” and went further when he said the administration’s talking points on Iran sanctions sounded like they could have come “straight out of Iran.” The White House didn’t launch a charm offensive or any offensive to rein him in. And when Menendez has played ball—he has never stuck it to Obama on confirmations and is helping line up an Authorization for Use of Military Force against ISIS—there hasn’t been much praise.
Now, with another set of sanctions looming against Iran, the question is whether Obama and Menendez can find a way to work together. So far Menendez has helped stave off some of the more extreme sanctions proposals being pushed by Republicans in the Senate Banking Committee. If multilateral negotiations to tame Iran’s nuclear program fail—and that seems more likely than not—can Obama, the smooth Hawaiian, find a way to work with Menendez, the tough Jersey guy, to compromise? Don’t bet on it.”