More optics so the feds can say that they administer justice “fairly” regardless of party affiliation. This is a safe democrat seat so Menendez can afford to be the sacrificial lamb. Doing this a year before the election will allow the dems in NJ to groom a replacement for 2024 when the corruption news will have blown over.
That occurred to me as well.
So now if anyone says these Trump indictments are political and unjustified, the Liberals and their apologists can say, look at Bob Menendez, look at Hunter Biden ,and say that Justice is being administered regardless of politics.
So they will try to push the narrative that , while Trump and Republicans are in legal trouble, look at how Democrats get in legal trouble too, and that Justice is administered regardless of politics.