Posted on 03/05/2024 1:35:36 PM PST by CFW
Prosecutors brought a dozen additional charges against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), including obstruction of justice and bribery, after one of the senator’s co-defendants took a plea deal and agreed to cooperate.
Unveiled on Tuesday, the superseding indictment now charges Menendez with a total of 16 criminal counts over allegations he accepted luxurious bribes in exchange for his political influence and acted as an agent of the Egyptian government.
Menendez pleaded not guilty to the previous rounds of charges and has brushed off calls to resign from the Senate.
Many of the new counts involve alleged schemes with three New Jersey businessmen already brought to light in the senator’s previous indictments, but prosecutors now charge Menendez directly with bribery, extortion and acting as a foreign agent rather than merely bringing conspiracy charges.
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Wondering the same thing, why are they going after him now? Do they have a candidate they want to replace him with, maybe someone more loyal to the revolution?
Menendez needs to use the BiXiden Crime Fam defenses.
With one interesting exception. Pennsylvania newbie Democrat Senator Fetterman has been relentless in his calls for Menendez to resign.
I’m starting to wonder when the DNC will decide that Fetterman has to go.
Hmm. Is acting as a foreign agent, at the same time as serving in Congress, an act of treason?
I believe Menendez is guilty as all hell but this is a vendetta against him from Barack Obama. He didn’t play ball with Barky, now he’s going to prison out of revenge.
It’s the Toricelli rule. They are just waiting until after the convention to replace him.
boom boom boom???
boom boom boom???
Sigh. Treason is specifically defined as giving aid or comfort to the enemies of the U.S. or making war against the U.S. We have not had an ‘enemy’ since WWII, the last time Congress declared war against another country.
There’s a reason the Founders were careful to so carefully define ‘treason’. In England, treason could be charged and brutally punished (as in hanging, drawing and quartering) for doing anything that upset the sovereign. Henry VIII was easily upset and the Founders wanted non of that here.
Prosecutors charge Menendez with a dozen new counts
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Duzzin’?
That is a White Man Charge.
And some Supremecicy of counting more than 10.
Years back it was a dispute over Iran policy that got Menendez indicted. I’m not sure what it is this time, but I am confident the indictments were approved at the highest level (Obama, not Biden).
He forgot about the Big Guy’s 10%
He should have known to give his 10% to the big guy. This is his own fault.
Must not had save 10% fir The Big Guy.
I know Menendez was against Obsma’s Iran deal, if that matters to a vindictive former Prez.
And still he isn’t kicked out of congress.
the obama deep state has been out to get him since he voted against obama’s Iran deal.
thank you for pointing this out
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