Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial are done presenting their case. The defense is next

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez rested on Friday after presenting evidence for seven weeks, enabling the Democrat and two New Jersey businessmen to begin calling their own witnesses to support defense claims that no crimes were committed and no bribes were paid.

On their final day of direct questioning, prosecutors elicited details about the senator’s financial records by questioning an FBI forensic accountant.

Prosecutors say gold bars and hundreds...