Sen Menendez crassly used tax-paid US govt resources, govt authority, and his privileged Senatorial position, to convene a special hearing on the Dominican Republic port deal---Menendez was the only Senator present at the hearing but the hearing had the full force of the US govt.
Self-serving Menendez---advocating for his donor/pal Melgen---dragged US officials up to the Hill for questioning---pressuring US officials about why the Dominican port deal had not gone through.
The Times quotes Menendez at the hearing: "You have another company (Melgen's deal) that has 'American investors' that is seeking to - has a contract actually given to it by the - kind of ratified by the Dominican Congress----to do X-ray of all of the cargo that goes through the ports, which have been problematic and for which in the past narcotics have been included in those cargo," the senator said.
Menendez later reinforced his authority by phoning US officials at the Depts of State and Commerce on behalf of a large campaign donor--Melgen.
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MENENDEZ IS OBAMA'S POINT MAN FOR AMNESTY
THE PROTECTION RACKET BEGINS HERE The Senate
Immigration "Reform" Bill Protects Crooked Latino
Public Officials in US positions from prosecution for
wrongdoing in elective and appointive office.
THE SUCK-UP
DC Gala--Ntl Assoc of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
L-R--Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);
Dr Salomon Melgen, VOXXI Chman (now under investigation);
Rep Nancy Pelosi (D-CAL); San Francisco
J. Sanchez, US Under Secy of Commerce for Intl Trade,
Emilio Sanchez, Pres/CEO of VOXXI.
(Photo/Voxxi---Melgen's ethnic solidarity web site)
CORRUPT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS SAVING MENENDEZ'S SORRY A**----AS PRES OBAMA REACHES FOR THE FOREIGN AID CHECKBOOK (reward for avoiding the dreaded Christie Republican appointment)
AP reports that Vincio Castillo Seman, the Dominican lawyer involved in Menendez's underage prostitute mess, is hog-tied to the top echelon of the Dominican govt---Seman's father is a Dominican presidential adviser and his brother is a member of the Dominican Republic Congress.
Menendez's donor/pal, Floridian Dr Melgen, is a top political operator in the Dominican Republic---his native land.
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Americans should rise up in anger and demand corrupt Dominican Republic politicians stop meddling in our affairs. Clearly Menendez/Melgen colluded and conspired with the top echelon of the corrupt Dominican govt to bailout Menendez.
These shady Third World tactics diminish and marginalize the grassroots American democratic process. Menendez in league with Third World pols is a side show we can do without.
Its reprehensible to see Dominican national Vincio Castillo Seman sucking up for Menendez. He should be sidelined along with his father---a Dominican presidential adviser---and his brother---a member of the DR Congress.