In Sen
Menendez Case
He Beat DOJ
Delay Bid But
Now Trial
Pushed One
Week to May 13
by
Matthew Russell Lee
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
April 22 – 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,
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 April 18, Bob
Menendez' lawyer wrote in that
the agreement not to cross
examination Lustberg is done.
Then Judge Stein ordered all
defendants present on April 19
to seal it. Mendendez's
counsel said he is caught up
in Senate business.
On April 19:
"Minute Entry for proceedings
held before Judge Sidney H.
Stein: Pretrial Conference as
to Robert Menendez, Wael Hana,
Fred Daibes held on 4/17/2024.
Defendant Robert Menendez
appears by telephone... The
Court questions each defendant
regarding the Lustberg
stipulation. All defendants
waive their right to call Mr.
Lustberg as a witness at
trial. The Court finds that
all defendants are competent.
The Court grants the parties'
request to adjourn the trial
to May 13, 2024." Watch this
site.
More
on Substack here
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