Bob
Menendez Got
11 Years now
Nadine Jury
Ends Friday
Without
Verdict US
Calls Case Sad
by
Matthew Russell Lee
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
April 18 – 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
Early on April 10
Nadine Menendez' lawyer wrote
in that the US Attorney's
Office is opposing the
introduction of evidence it
allowed in Bob Menendez's
trial, and other issues -
letter on Patreon here
In the April 10
trial day, former US Attorney
for the District of New Jersey
Philip Sellinger testified
about being recused from the
Daibes case and then Bob
Menendez skipping his
investiture in Trenton. Thread.
On April 11
Menendez' former staffer
Soliman testified, about
Signal and the Biden White
House's priorities, pulling
the plug on Sellinger, thread.
Things are coming to a
close...
On April 15, for
the closings on April 17,
Judge Stein held the charge
conference, and quashed Nadine
Menendez' subpoena for Jose
Uribe's lawyer. He said the
jury will only begin
deliberating on Friday. Thread
here
On April 17 after
the Government's closing
Nadine's lawyer Coburn took a
different approach in
reasonable doubt-land, saying
there was no quid pro quo with
Grewal and citing and even
pantomiming Uribe's small
bell. Thread.
Extra on
X for Subscribers here
and Substack here
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