Posted on 09/07/2017 1:23:12 PM PDT by DFG
In his opening statement, Kirk Ogrosky, the defense attorney for Sen. Menendez’ co-defendant Salomon Melgen, claimed that the government’s case is really an attack on Hispanic-Americans. From Politico:
“Sal and Bob were part of a fellowship of Hispanic Americans. Entrepreneurs, businessmen, doctors, politicians. You’ll hear this at trial: their idea was to pay it forward, help young Hispanic Americans improve their lives, lift up their community, play a larger role in their community,” Ogrosky said at the second day of the trial, which began Wednesday. “This case isn’t only an attack on those two men. It’s an attack on that whole group.”
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Playing the race card....worked for 0bama for 8+ years.
Playing the race card right off the mark.
Doesn’t bode well for Menendez.
Kinda reminds me of the other Menendez trial... the brothers who murdered their parents....
‘It is mean to prosecute these poor orphans’.
Friends in high places huh.
The problem came when the quid pro quo was returned as political favors rather than as other personal tokens. That’s verboten. We don’t want Hispanic cabals doing this any more than we want white-power cabals doing it.
Well for heaven’s sake! What took them so long???!!!!
Who didn’t know THAT was coming? /s
Maybe he can claim he is a transgender?
Instead of “Barf Alert” it would be better to have a “BS Alert”. Much more meaningful.
So the attorney is saying that all Hispanic-Americans are corrupt?
Apparently it’s a cultural thing, and you’re a racist White supremist if you object.
Hispanic-Americans in New Jersey are moving on up, having taken over from the Torricelli Italian-Americans!
That's called PROGRESS!
-PJ
When they’re guilty claim racism. Worked for OJ.
All all attorneys such blatant idiots?
What a slime ball.
Hispanics are Caucasians. Duh!
And the Al Capone tax trial was an attack on Italian Americans. Riiight!
ah yes... the song of the truly desperate
If you do the crime Senator, you will do the time!
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