In Sen
Menendez Trial
Nadine BowFlex
Texts
Portrayed as
Incomplete Ex
BF Anton Kept
Out
by
Matthew Russell Lee
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 30 – 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. This
scoop
was true.
Later a
superseder was unveiled,
including charges of bribes to
act for Qatar...
On April 11, 2024
after Nadine Menendez and then
the government asked for
delay, to July or undefined,
Judge Stein severed her case
and reaffirmed May 6, Inner
City Press thread
On Sunday night
April 14 the US wrote in again
asking for a delay to July,
six page letter on Patreon here.
But Judge Stein
told the parties to confer and
report by April 16 at 1 pm.
Then he set an April 17
conference, which Inner City
Press live tweeted and dubbed
"Berate-gate," thread
On May 13, jury
selection began - but did not
finish. Abit later, Menendez
got into an car with FOP NJ
plates.
On May 14 jury
selection continued but was
not yet completed, from the
ending, thread
Late on May 14,
the US Attorney's Office filed
opposition to slides the
defense wants to use in its
opening arguments, including
quotes from Colin Powell and
MLK, and when Nadine came into
possession of gold - full
letter on Patreon here
Inner City Press
live tweeted jury selection
and then opening arguments here,
then filmed Bob's exit (he
said he thought it went well
and that his guy did great).
On May 21, the US
Attorney's Office put on Wael
Hana's lawyer, then a US State
Department official working on
Congressional approval (or
holds) on arms transfer to
Egypt, thread here.
On May 23, with
the trial in haitus, docketed
was Menendez' lawyers
opposition to quashing his
subpoena for Jose Uribe's
attorney proffer and
communications with SDNY
prosecutors, filing on Patreon
here
On May 29, Inner
City Press live tweeted,
omitting Morton's steakhouse
but including this
On May 30,
Menendez's lawyer's (long)
cross, including this
Menendez' lawyer:
Agent, how long have you been
with the C-14 unit [of the
FBI]?
Agent: Only about
3 months. Menendez' lawyer:
Yet you've been on the stand
for days - you deserve battle
pay AUSA: Objection! Judge
Stein: Sustained. Counsel, you
know betterMenendez' lawyer:
You reviewed each document
before they showed you the
summary chart?
Agent: I took a
holistic view. Menendez'
lawyer: Did the AUSA instruct
you to generally familiarize
yourself with the documents?
Let me show you 3507-002.
Judge: To refresh your
recollection
Menendez's
lawyer: Did you review
documents beyond the ones
included in the current chart?
Agent: Edit were made.
Menendez's
lawyer: Didn't you cut out
this message by Senator
Menendez, I don't want to
interfere with your boyfriend?
Agent: It's not in the chart.
Menendez's
lawyer: Do you know that
Nadine had a boyfriend named
Doug Anton? AUSA: Objection!
Judge: Sustained
Menendez's
lawyer: You are aware that are
thousands of called between
Nadine and Bob Menendez, but
only a few are in your chart?
Agent: I imagine there are
more. Menendez's lawyer:
Are you married sir and your
wife sometimes uses your
phone? Objection! Sustained
Menendez's
lawyer: Do you see Nadine's
text to Bob, "I am at
Mercedes, pray for me"? And
Bob asks, What's wrong? Agent:
I see it. Menendez's lawyer:
And she didn't answer, and you
don't know what was wrong, do
you? Agent: I don't.
Menendez's
lawyer: Are you aware the "Oui
mon amour" is "Yes my love"?
AUSA: Objection! Judge:
Sustained. Menendez's lawyer:
She says, "No bad test
results" - do you know what
that's about? AUSA: Objection!
Judge: Sustained.
Menendez's
lawyer: Let's talk about the
NordicTrack, Nadine said it
cost her $1600? AUSA: Rule of
completeness! Menendez's
lawyer: Is there any other
record that shows Nadine told
Senator Menendez that [Hana's]
ISEG paid for the NordicTrack
or BowFlex? Not aware
Judge
Stein: How much do you have
left? Menendez' lawyer: I'm a
third of the way through.
Judge: It's been an hour
Menendez' lawyer: He testified
for three days. Judge: OK,
let's continue
[Now Judge
excuses the jury. Then:]
Judge: I've been
giving you leeway. But you
can't keep asking him to
interpret these charts.
Menendez's lawyer: This is
unfair. AUSA: If you
want to ask about Morton's
Steakhouse's phone number and
a Google search, fine
Judge Stein:
You'll have to tie it to the
chart. We are adjourned.
More on X for
Subscribers here
and Substack here
The case is US v.
Menendez, et al., 23-cr-490
(Stein)
More
on Substack here
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