In Sen
Menendez Case
He Defeated
DOJ Bid to
Delay to July
Now US Again
Asks for Delay
by
Matthew Russell Lee
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
April 14 – 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:
All rise! Judge
Sidney Stein: I have
request for adjournment of the
trial, which is set for May 6.
Let's handle that first. It
was sparked by a medical issue
with Mrs. Menendez. When could
she sit for trial?
Nadine
Menendez' (outgoing) lawyer:
We'll know in 2 months. Bob
Menendez' lawyer: We don't
want any delay. Every day the
unproven allegations are out
there, it could remove his
ability to run. Also, we think
severance is inevitable
Judge
Stein: Given the medical
issues, I think it is unclear
when Mrs. Menendez could go to
trial. So I am going to sever
Mrs. Menendez - and the May 6
trial will go forward. For
Mrs. Menendez, July 8 trial,
we'll see in June if it's
realistic
On Sunday night
April 14 the US wrote in again
asking for a delay to July,
citing the failure to sign a
stipulation regarding Hana's
lawyer Lustberg: "The
Government respectfully writes
in the above-captioned matter
to advise the Court that the
parties have reached an
impasse regarding a proposed
stipulation concerning the
expected testimony of Lawrence
S. Lustberg, Esq., lead
counsel to defendant Wael
Hana. Because that impasse
likely requires the
disqualification of Mr.
Lustberg, and thus may require
an adjournment of the trial
date, the Government requests
that the Court hold a
conference tomorrow (Monday,
April 15), by telephone if
necessary, to discuss how to
proceed" - six page letter on
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