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Luckily, it’s a weekend so that we can do this in a relatively orderly basis.
“Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was indicted Friday on allegations that he and his wife accepted bribes from a group of New Jersey businessmen on behalf of interests in Egypt, totaling over $600,000.
“Prosecutors allege the senator and his wife accepted cash, gold bars and a luxury car in return for assisting the businessmen. The FBI found nearly $500,000 in cash . . . ”
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And Bob was Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, so it does matter. He might say, well, it dove-tails in, Egypt was a ally . . .
Well, it doesn’t dove-tails in that nicely!
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The weekend gives the guy a chance to resign.
Personally, I think he should be expelled even if he does resign. But that’s a big ask. The Senate often moves just stupidly slow, I’m sorry, but it does.
* Bob did step down as Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, but that’s not near good enough. He needs to be kicked out of the whole Senate.
Here are the charges Sen. Bob Menendez is facing
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was indicted Friday on allegations that he and his wife accepted bribes from a group of New Jersey businessmen on behalf of interests in Egypt, totaling over $600,000. Pr…
thehill.com
“Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was indicted Friday on allegations that he and his wife accepted bribes from a group of New Jersey businessmen on behalf of interests in Egypt, totaling over $600,000.
“Prosecutors allege the senator and his wife accepted cash, gold bars and a luxury car in return for assisting the businessmen. The FBI found nearly $500,000 in cash . . . ”
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And Bob was Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, so it does matter. He might say, well, it dove-tails in, Egypt was a ally . . .
Well, it doesn’t dove-tails in that nicely!
******************
The weekend gives the guy a chance to resign.
Personally, I think he should be expelled even if he does resign. But that’s a big ask. The Senate often moves just stupidly slow, I’m sorry, but it does.
* Bob did step down as Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, but that’s not near good enough. He needs to be kicked out of the whole Senate.
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