After
Bob Menendez
Sentenced to
11 Years
Nadine for
Trial Has 90
Objections So
March 7
by
Matthew Russell Lee
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 27 – Amid reports of
investigation against Sen.
Robert Menendez for taking
gold bars, Inner City Press'
sources on September 21 it to
expect on Friday, September 22
an appearance in Federal court
in Manhattan by Menendez and
his wife Nadine Arslanian, now
facing trial alone. This
scoop
was true.
Later a
superseder was unveiled,
including charges of bribes to
act for Qatar.
On January 10
Menendez filed a motion to
dismiss, on Patreon here
On February 1,
Judge Stein granted some
unsealing - including of some
of the material in the vault
which Inner City Press
requested. Order here.
Jump cut:
Menendez et al were convicted;
Inner City Press published a
book, here.
Inner City Press
live tweeted on January 29 as
Daibes got eight years, Hana
97 months - and Bob Menendez
11 years, after which he told
the press that "Trump was
right" about political witch
hunt. His surrender date is
June 6 - but he's moved for
bail pending appeal.
On February 14
Nadine's lawyer wrote in
raising issues about
"self-authenticating"
documents including the
"Wayback Machine" documents,
letter on Patreon here
On February 19,
Judge Stein held a conference.
Inner City Press was there,
from the thread:
Judge Stein: I've
ruled this morning, not yet in
the public docket, barring Ms.
Menendez' expert. She has not
lived in Lebanon for 40 years.
The expert wrote about TV in
Syria. So, Christa Salamandra
precluded...I see you question
the Internet archive [Wayback
Machine]
On February 27
they were back, with 90
objections and arguments about
Uribe's lawyer, Nadine's car
crash and an email about
garlic, thread here.
Next is March 7 at 10:30 am.
More
analysis, of defense and US Attorney's
Office,
on X for Subscribers here
and Substack here
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