Trump Indicted!

[Kaitzilla]

Who are the forces behind the Bob Menendez indictments? Who is making the NJ AG go after him? Is some secret party going to save him this time around?

Senator Bob Menendez has been found guilty on all counts.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/politics/bob-menendez-verdict/index.html

CNN —
A jury on Tuesday found Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly called on his Democratic colleague to resign.

Menendez, of New Jersey, was convicted of 16 counts — including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent — for his role in a yearslong bribery scheme.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Off to jail for the sob.

 

[Sommerswerd]

Next he can be expelled from Senate hopefully soon.

 

[Farm Boy]

His wife gone down with him?

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Lawfare!

Sorry, twitch response. Never heard of Bob before.

 

[Kaitzilla]

His wife gone down with him?

Her trial has been delayed since she is battling breast cancer.

Blame-the-woman is so pervasive in our society, it should have its own thread.

Sen. Bob Menendez convicted in bribery trial; New Jersey Democrat found guilty of accepting gold bars and cash

Sen. Bob Menendez tried to shift the blame to his wife, Nadine Menendez, but was found guilty on all 16 felony counts for a scheme involving bribery and business favors.

www.cbsnews.com

Menendez tried to shift the blame to his wife, Nadine Menendez, arguing she kept him in the dark about her dealings with the businessmen and her financial troubles. Her trial was postponed as she recovers from breast cancer surgery.

Former federal prosecutor Brian Blais said Menendez's empty-chair defense failed "in pretty spectacular fashion."

"This is a quick jury verdict — less than an hour on each count," he told CBS News on Tuesday. "That shows to me that the jury views this as a relatively open and shut case."

He was the Senator, so he should get most of the blame in my opinion.

 

[Farm Boy]

Sipping a mint julep does seem a bit less culpable than the dirty work direct.