Posted on 09/11/2017 3:16:08 PM PDT by ptsal
A former staffer for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez testified Monday that the Democrat helped with the visa applications of friends of a wealthy doctor who faces bribery charges with him, while defense attorneys sought to show Menendez's actions were unremarkable and part of the duties of his office.
Under direct questioning from the government, former senior policy adviser Mark Lopes testified Menendez emailed him in 2008 authorizing a letter of support from Menendez to be sent to consular officials regarding the visa applications of two sisters from the Dominican Republic.
*snip*Earlier Monday, a vice president for American Express testified Melgen used about 650,000 AmEx points to pay for a Paris hotel room for Menendez in 2010. Menendez had about 58,000 points in his AmEx account at the time, and prosecutors want to show he tapped his wealthy friend in order to stay in a $1,500-per-night hotel as part of the bribery scheme.
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Well, he did get the "Lautenberg amendment" shoved up our azz.
Stupid NJ would still re-elect him. They are that brainwashed.
“He should never been a senator. NJ law says you cant change the candidate inside of 56 days of an election after The Torch bailed, the NJ dems put forth Menendez...illegally.”
But all of it was “approved” by the NJ Supreme Court. NJ is the nation’s political toilet. It’s where NYC goes to take a crap! There is no state that I’ve ever been in where there is such a disparity between the haves and the have nots.
“Yes Lautenberg, who was a miserable human being and literally did nothing during his entire long tenure as a senator. Yet elected and reelected for no good reason except hes a democrat and NJ is a victim of immigration.”
True, but while we “cluck” about the Lautencorpse, let’s not forget about that paragon of abject stupidity, Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi. This worthless turd is probably lucky if he can get up in the morning, relieve himself and tie his own shoes, but the same sort of “process” was used by McConnell & Co. to get him re-elected a couple of years ago.
PING
OBAMA NAMED MENENDEZ HIS POINT MAN FOR THE AMNESTY PROTECTION RACKET
NOTE: The Senate Immigration “Reform” Bill Protected Crooked Latino Public Officials in US positions from prosecution for wrongdoing in elective and appointive office.
From your keyboard to God’s ears.
Stick a fork in Menendez; he’s done. Reid, on the other hand, will be a harder nut to crack. Assuming somebody tries.
Apparently this is at least one guy who will not go to jsail for crooked Bobbie Menendez. The media will ignore this until his conviction is announced then we get to laugh.
One can only hope and pray that the jurors are fair-minded and the prosecutor has his act together.
Bob McDonnell blowback. That’s why the former Governor of Va never went to jail. Politicians do this kind of thing frequently.
Hopefully, the government has some ironclad examples of Senator Melendez’s official acts that cross the red line.
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