‘Could Very Well Be A Death Sentence’: Jonathan Turley Says Bob Menendez Faces Long Prison Stay After Conviction

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said that Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey may die in prison because of the potential time he faces after his Tuesday guilty conviction.

A jury convicted Menendez of federal corruption and bribery charges over his involvement in abribery andcorruptionscheme with three New Jersey businessmen and the Egyptian government. Turley on “America Reports” said based on Menendez’s advanced age and the sentencing guidelines for the crimes, there is a significant chance he will perish behind bars, especially because he didn’t plead guilty.

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“I think he is also someone who views his position in New Jersey as holding political sway over his Democratic colleagues. He’s someone who basically is a margin player, he looks for ways to get a better deal,” Turley said. “He may even think that by threatening the democratic control of the Senate as running as a spoiler, the Biden administration may seek to reach a more accommodating deal. But he’s looking at 222 years on these charges.”

“Now that’s a maximum of 20 years each so he’s not going to look at anything like that in reality,” he continued. “These are charges that will run concurrently, but he is looking at a very significant amount of time. And at his age, that could very well be a death sentence. You know, people age faster in prison. So it’s a lengthy sentence for Senator Menendez could very well be a terminal sentence.”