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John Fetterman: Bob Menendez should resign and focus on trial
Washington Examiner ^ | 9/23/23 | Zach Vasile

Posted on 09/24/2023 5:33:34 AM PDT by Libloather

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Saturday became the first Democratic senator to call for the resignation of colleague Bob Menendez (D-NJ).

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Fetterman wrote that while Menendez is "entitled to the presumption of innocence" in the federal corruption case against him, he "cannot continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations.

"I hope he chooses an honorable exit and focuses on his trial," Fetterman added.

Menendez was indicted Friday on charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. The Justice Department said Menendez worked secretly to help the government of Egypt, including providing Egyptian officials with "sensitive, non-public" information, and in return received payments in cash and gold bars handled by three New Jersey businessmen. Those businessmen, Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes, were also indicted Friday, as was Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez.

Several prominent New Jersey Democrats, including Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) and the chairman of the state party organization, have called on Menendez to step down, citing the gravity of the charges. New Jersey Democrats in Congress, including Reps. Andy Kim and Mikie Sherrill, have also said Menendez should resign.

The response has been more muted and cautious among Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress, however.

“Bob Menendez has been a dedicated public servant and is always fighting hard for the people of New Jersey. He has a right to due process and a fair trial," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a statement Friday. “Senator Menendez has rightly decided to step down temporarily from his position as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee until the matter has been resolved.”

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Now Festerman is callin' the shots. Must be bad.
1 posted on 09/24/2023 5:33:34 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

He spoke a complete sentence? Wow!


2 posted on 09/24/2023 5:35:27 AM PDT by arthurus (i covfefe /)
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To: arthurus
You know darn well that Fester was coached. He doesn't even have a clue who Menendez is.

And whatever happened to Fetterman's Brazilian Bombshell? I suppose she's vacationing in the Caribbean with her boyfriend.

3 posted on 09/24/2023 5:41:03 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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To: Libloather

They kept Menendez’s tomfoolery in their pocket, till needed.
Menendez did not support giving Iran the cash

Therefore, Menendez has to go


4 posted on 09/24/2023 5:41:52 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Libloather

Menendez’s hubris is typical but his stupidity in assuming that he was safe is astonishing.


5 posted on 09/24/2023 5:42:19 AM PDT by equaviator (If 60 is the new 40 then 35 must be the new 15.)
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To: Libloather
The conscious of the Senate.


6 posted on 09/24/2023 5:43:35 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Libloather

IKR,
“, he “cannot continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations. “ coming from an asshat wearing shorts and a hoodie..


7 posted on 09/24/2023 5:44:56 AM PDT by strange1 ("Show the enemy harm so he shall not advance" Sun Tzu The Art of War)
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To: arthurus

His wife likely wrote that X-tweet

No way he did that


8 posted on 09/24/2023 5:45:23 AM PDT by digger48
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To: Libloather

Man, the Bee has gotten so good, I thought this was a Bee article.


9 posted on 09/24/2023 5:45:31 AM PDT by healy61 (.)
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To: Libloather

Commie ‘RATS = The Grifter & Vote Fraud Party, with Meat Puppet Joe as its figurehead. Menendez is simply a member in good standing.


10 posted on 09/24/2023 5:49:36 AM PDT by twister881
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To: Libloather

Take the heat off ol Joe and the DOJ / FBI cuz they recaught Menendez. OPLAN 1984 is still working.


11 posted on 09/24/2023 5:52:22 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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When Fetterman doesn’t want your pedophile ass around, you’re in big trouble. Menendez should have be taken care of the last time they had the boy. Instead, they let him go.


12 posted on 09/24/2023 5:55:20 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Try That In A Small Town" - Jason Aldean rules!)
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To: arthurus

It was a post on X, not a verbal statement. A staffer probably wrote the post, though.


13 posted on 09/24/2023 6:01:51 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Sounds like a great idea, with the best of intentions. What could possibly go wrong?)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
Make it a great day. I didn't ping you the giant list of keyword links, but it's up there if you want to see it.

14 posted on 09/24/2023 6:05:57 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Libloather

Festerman , the very big bag of Vegetable


15 posted on 09/24/2023 6:06:27 AM PDT by butlerweave
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A proper retrospective -- the rest of the Bob/Robert/Menendez keywords, sorted:

16 posted on 09/24/2023 6:07:06 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

This:

“When Fetterman doesn’t want your pedophile ass around, you’re in big trouble. Menendez should have be taken care of the last time they had the boy. Instead, they let him go.

Menendez is a stain on the senate. He must resign or be expelled...


17 posted on 09/24/2023 6:09:34 AM PDT by Sunsong
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Menendez did not support giving Iran the cash Therefore, Menendez has to go

More likely it had to do with Robert and Nadine's closet full of $500,000 cash, $100,000 gold bars and Nadine's sporty new Mercedes convertible. Bob & Nadine Menendez were emboldened by his previous corruption and prostitution allegations ending in a hung jury.

It will be interesting if Robert throws his voluptuous wife Nadine (m 2020) under the bus with the latest bribery charges.

18 posted on 09/24/2023 6:12:01 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Vivek Ramaswamy the Brahmin. Thus, we are the commoners, servants and peasants. Just say NO. )
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To: plain talk

Hello and goodnight.


19 posted on 09/24/2023 6:17:17 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Libloather

It’s just another distraction from the real corruption The Biden Crime Family


20 posted on 09/24/2023 6:23:42 AM PDT by butlerweave
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