Editorial: If the judiciary won't crack down on political corruption, it's up to Congress to act
Should federal prosecutors just give up trying to convict politicians of public corruption? That question is likely to be asked anew after the Justice Department announced Wednesday that it would not retry Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) on multiple corruption charges growing out of his relationship with a Florida eye doctor.
Menendez, who faces re-election this year, had been accused of interceding on behalf of Dr. Salomon Melgen in exchange for campaign contributions and gifts,
