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

[JustOneWay]

No.

Then you fall into the republican category even if you are not one.

There it is! We cant get off of the first page before the Biden's are mentioned....The Biden's are in the heads of those who did not vote for Biden!

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

What’s the difference?

Billions vs millions.

 

[BPPLEE]

Billions vs millions.

So that makes it okay?

 

[BPPLEE]

Then you fall into the republican category even if you are not one.

There it is! We cant get off of the first page before the Biden's are mentioned....The Biden's are in the heads of those who did not vote for Biden!

Amazing that you can put me in a category without knowing anything about me.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

So that makes it okay?

Well if you think Jared's and Ivanka's largess is ok then why not Hunter's? But hmmm .

 

[BPPLEE]

Well if you think Jared's and Ivanka's largess is ok then why not Hunter's? But hmmm .

Trump has been under the microscope since he came down the escalator. If Jared and Ivanka could be charged with something they already would have been. Hunter was just more reckless

 

[wing2000]

Sigh - why the endless (and inaccurate) whataboutisms?

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

Trump has been under the microscope since he came down the escalator. If Jared and Ivanka could be charged with something they already would have been. Hunter was just more reckless

So you are saying they are more crafty. OK gotcha.

 

[BPPLEE]

So you are saying they are more crafty. OK gotcha.

They are probably guilty of something similar and yes they were careful not to smoke crack while armed and document it with photos, not to mention incriminating emails and text messages

 

[JustOneWay]

They are probably guilty of something similar and yes they were careful not to smoke crack while armed and document it with photos, not to mention incriminating emails and text messages

Why are you still talking about Hunter? Can't we revel in the fact that they caught a corrupt democrat?

 

[BPPLEE]

Why are you still talking about Hunter? Can't we revel in the fact that they caught a corrupt democrat?

Seems like they only catch the dumb ones.

 

[NxNW]

What’s the difference?

Three zeroes and a comma.

 

[JustOneWay]

Seems like they only catch the dumb ones.

You may be right. They caught trump.

 

[BPPLEE]

You may be right. They caught trump.

I never said he was all that smart. He was usually his own worst enemy.

 

[BPPLEE]

Three zeroes and a comma.

Try to keep up

 

[PloverWing]

The jump to Trump-vs-Biden in this discussion has been jarring to watch. Never mind who I voted for as president. I voted for Menendez himself. He's one of my senators. I still like him on policy. But those pictures of gold bars are disturbing. So now I get to figure out whether he's guilty, and whom to send to the Senate in his place if he is guilty. Ugh.

 

[BPPLEE]

The jump to Trump-vs-Biden in this discussion has been jarring to watch. Never mind who I voted for as president. I voted for Menendez himself. He's one of my senators. I still like him on policy. But those pictures of gold bars are disturbing. So now I get to figure out whether he's guilty, and whom to send to the Senate in his place if he is guilty. Ugh.

I think the Governor will make that decision for you won’t he?

 

[PloverWing]

I think the Governor will make that decision for you won’t he?

I don't think the governor can force him to resign, but you're correct that Gov. Murphy has strongly suggested a particular solution to the problem.

 

[DaisyDay]

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife have been indicted on federal bribery charges offenses, Justice Department officials announced Friday morning.

Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, allegedly accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes from New Jersey business executives in exchange for using the senator’s power and influence to help them, according to the indictment.

Federal prosecutors had previously tried Menendez on separate federal corruption charges. That trial ended in November 2017 with a deadlocked jury. The senator won reelection in 2018.

The indictment ties Menendez and his wife to three business executives: Wael Hana, Jose Uribe and real estate developer Fred Daibes, all of whom also are charged.

“Over $480,000 in cash—much of it stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing, closets, and a safe—was discovered in the home

indictment

It's not looking good for ole Bob.

 

[DaisyDay]

I wonder what he did to tick Biden off.

Is that supposed to be a joke?