Jonnie Williams

A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday overturned the corruption conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a ruling that will make it harder to prosecute elected officials accused of bribery.

Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell said Wednesday that a recent appeals court decision rejecting her husband’s request to overturn his corruption convictions shouldn’t mean her own appeal suffers the same fate.

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife have been found guilty of multiple counts in their corruption trial. “My trust remains in the Lord,” said Bob McDonnell in a brief statement as he left the courthouse with Maureen before they entered separate cars.

Jurors will begin deliberations Tuesday in the public corruption trial of former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, who could face decades in prison and millions of dollars in fines if convicted.

McDonnell Trial, Day 23: Bob and Maureen McDonnell’s eldest daughter took the stand in her mother’s defense Wednesday morning in the public corruption trial against the former first couple of Virginia.

The prosecution rested its case Thursday in the corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen — but not before revealing the grand total in gifts, trips and loans they say the couple accepted from an ex-CEO: $177,044.06.

The onetime chief of staff to former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says he had no idea at the time that his boss had received thousands of dollars in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman.

Virginia’s secretary of health and human services testified Thursday that he witnessed the special treatment former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife gave the businessman at the center of their corruption trial.

Former Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams will take the stand for a third day in the corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife after the judge cut off defense questioning Thursday, saying, “We’re going to stop here because I can’t take another second.”

The corruption case of Virginia’s former governor, Bob McDonnell, and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, goes to the jury Tuesday.

Lawyers for former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell said in court Tuesday that her marriage had broken down by the time a former CEO began to lavish gifts on her.

A jury has been selected in the corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen.