Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey indicted on federal bribery charges (ETA: FARA charges added)

[Ana the Ist]

I don't know why everyone is all worked up over this. These are clearly just loans. He should work with Hunter on securing more overseas work now that Hunter has been cleared. Well declared cleared...I haven't heard of any investigation into the bribes.

 

[iluvatar5150]

... this just in... Menendez is still in the Senate. If only he was a Republican... sigh

He’d have a bunch of colleagues and voters making excuses for him?

 

[Ana the Ist]

He’d have a bunch of colleagues and voters making excuses for him?

Meet George Santos....

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1215899764/george-santos-expulsion-house

 

[RoBo1988]

He’d have a bunch of colleagues and voters making excuses for him?

George Santos has entered the chat...

 

[essentialsaltes]

Sen. Bob Menendez hit with new conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges​

Among the new charges in the superseding indictment are conspiracy, obstruction of justice, public official acting as a foreign agent, bribery, extortion and honest services wire fraud.

___________...bribed....___________...for..._________ .
proper name.................proper name...........official act

Wael Hana

Bob Menendez

use of his official authority and influence to attempt to cause, through advice and pressure, the USDA to act favorably toward a business monopoly granted by the Government of Egypt to HANA, and to take other actions that benefited the Government of Egypt, including with respect to U.S. military aid.

 

[essentialsaltes]

He's not resigning [yet] but he's not coming back.

Sen Bob Menendez will not seek re-election in November after obstruction of justice charge: report​

Menendez was forced to relinquish his chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last fall​

 

[RoBo1988]

He's not resigning [yet] but he's not coming back.

Sen Bob Menendez will not seek re-election in November after obstruction of justice charge: report​

Menendez was forced to relinquish his chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last fall​

Not the first time he's been in trouble. I'm sure the swamp will give "the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey" a heroes send off

Senator Menendez was indicted once before. Here's a history of his legal woes

The prior indictment came a decade ago. Menendez has long been a target of prosecutors but has never been convicted of a crime.

www.northjersey.com

 

[essentialsaltes]

Not the first time he's been in trouble.

Yes, that's in the OP.

 

[RoBo1988]

So, in terms of corruption:
George Santos > Bob Menendez

 

[DaisyDay]

So, in terms of corruption:
George Santos > Bob Menendez

Point?

 

[RoBo1988]

Point?

I guess Santos hadn't applied for his lifetime swamp membership card yet. His bad.

 

[DaisyDay]

I guess Santos hadn't applied for his lifetime swamp membership card yet. His bad.

He applied and was rejected,