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2023-08-26 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Feds Weighing Criminal Charges Against Top Democrat Senator: Report
[Daily Wire] The U.S. Department of Justice is considering bringing criminal charges against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) after a lengthy corruption investigation, according to a new report.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the prosecutors are expected to meet with Menendez’s lawyers in the next few weeks, a sign that prosecutors have "developed the evidence they need to bring charges."

Meetings like this that occur toward the end of an investigation are usually held so defense lawyers can present reasons why their clients should not be charged.

The criminal investigation into Menendez, which first made news last October, originally centered around how IS EG Halal, a New Jersey-based halal meat business, won "an exclusive worldwide contract with Egypt to certify halal exports — as numerous other firms’ contracts were suddenly canceled in 2019," NBC News reported.

Numerous sources told the publication that the U.S. Agriculture Department was suspicious over how the large contract was awarded to the company which had "little experience."

Menendez’s wife is friends with the company’s owners, the report said, and the senator’s position as chairman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee puts him in charge of billions of dollars in weapons sales to Egypt.

In 2015, Menendez was indicted on bribery charges for allegedly accepting "luxury vacations, golf outings, campaign donations and expensive flights" from Florida physician Salomon Melgen in exchange for political favors. A federal jury in Florida convicted Melgen in April of "67 charges for operating what prosecutors called a massive scheme that robbed Medicare out of as much as $105 million," the Palm Beach Post reported.

Prosecutors began investigating Menendez when they were tipped off in 2012 that Menendez was allegedly having sex with underage prostitutes in the Dominican Republic.

The jury was split in the trial and a mistrial was declared.
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-08-26 08:50|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1  meet with Menendez’s lawyers in the next few weeks, a sign that prosecutors have "developed the evidence they need to bring charges."


Notice how slow everything moves when there's a (D) in the picture?
Posted by AlanC 2023-08-26 10:19||   2023-08-26 10:19|| Front Page Top

#2 And it's not like Menendez is having his first brush with the law. And that he didn't count his blessings after the first time speaks volumes. It might be wishful thinking, but it'd be nice to know that since he beat the first rap that "they" wanted to pin something else on him.

Of course, New Jersey re-elected him.
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-08-26 10:35||   2023-08-26 10:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Merrick won't let this get far
Posted by Frank G 2023-08-26 10:42||   2023-08-26 10:42|| Front Page Top

#4 They might sacrifice a pawn to demonstrate their even handedness. They would have to have a plan for a quick replacement for voting purposes.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-08-26 13:28||   2023-08-26 13:28|| Front Page Top

#5 ^^ They most likely have one or two folks lined up for this, and probably had that firmly in place before the possible charges even reached the light of day.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-08-26 15:17||   2023-08-26 15:17|| Front Page Top

#6 I think Menendez has for years had his own deals and has refused to kiss the rings of Clinton or Obama. They have gone after him for a plethora of charges over the years. In fact he may be the first politician I heard associated with Epstein. But I could be wrong.
Posted by Airandee 2023-08-26 15:30||   2023-08-26 15:30|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ He may have preceded Epstein on a local level. He's a dirty scumbag NJ Democrat (BIRM). His current wallet wife is a special treat
Posted by Frank G 2023-08-26 17:14||   2023-08-26 17:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Meetings like this that occur toward the end of an investigation are usually held so defense lawyers can present reasons why their clients should not be charged.

FBI: "Why shouldn't your client be charged?"
Menendez's lawyers: "Didn't you see the 'D' after his name?
Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2023-08-26 17:37||   2023-08-26 17:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Yeah, like anything is gonna happen to this shitbag.
Posted by DarthVader 2023-08-26 17:55||   2023-08-26 17:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Here is my concern with the Epstein buddies and the likely extortion tapes of them. The tapes won’t ever be divulged now that we know the Feds have the client list. If Menendez were to balk at whatever he is being asked of him, releasing the tapes on Menendez will put the Feds under incredible pressure to release the entire list. Using one tape for its blackmail purpose will wipe out all the dominos because all the folks on the client list will immediately lose their influence. Once the John’s are out of power, the tapes can only coerce cash not policy. The CIA has plenty of cash already.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-08-26 18:30||   2023-08-26 18:30|| Front Page Top

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