Sen. Menendez and his wife indicted on bribery charges

[Yoda]

Pay attention, Republicans. Menendez's jury at his trial will more likely than not be majority (or plurality) democratic voters, and he will likely be easily, unanimously convicted if the prosecution proves their case, despite the fact that many of them will belong to the same political party as him.

This is a concept called "putting your country ahead of your political party." I know this is a foreign concept to many of you, but the rule of law and holding even the most rich and powerful members of society responsible for breaking the law is not something we democrats only talk about when it's convenient for us, unlike trump, his criminal family, and his cult of sheep.

Edit: Also, I had no idea Alicia Menendez was his daughter. Wow.

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It's a bit of a 🤯 the fist time you realize it huh?

[Progressive Pessimist]

Pay attention, Republicans. Menendez's jury at his trial will more likely than not be majority (or plurality) democratic voters, and he will likely be easily, unanimously convicted if the prosecution proves their case, despite the fact that many of them will belong to the same political party as him.

This is a concept called "putting your country ahead of your political party." I know this is a foreign concept to many of you, but the rule of law and holding even the most rich and powerful members of society responsible for breaking the law is not something we democrats only talk about when it's convenient for us, unlike trump, his criminal family, and his cult of sheep.

Edit: Also, I had no idea Alicia Menendez was his daughter. Wow.

Yeah, I was surprised when I learned that too.

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US Senator Menendez's corruption trial on verge of getting jury

A jury for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial could be seated as soon as Wednesday, to assess the Democrat's role in what federal prosecutors called a years-long bribery scheme to benefit foreign governments and himself.

In a second day of jury selection, U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein questioned 32 prospective jurors on Tuesday in his Manhattan courtroom.

They had said they could be could be impartial toward New Jersey's senior senator, who has pleaded not guilty to 16 criminal charges including bribery, fraud, acting as a foreign agent and obstruction.

Earlier, the judge dismissed at least 75 others from the jury pool for the trial, which he has said could last into July.

Though no jurors have been seated, Stein said a jury could be chosen on Wednesday morning, followed by opening statements.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jury-selection-resume-us-senator-menendezs-corruption-trial-2024-05-14/


Judge thinks we'll get opening statements in a few hours.

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Opening statements begin in New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

Opening statements in the Justice Department’s bribery case against Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey began Wednesday afternoon following the selection of a jury after nearly three days of sifting through a group of 150 New Yorkers.

The 12 jurors and six alternates were sworn in Wednesday in the Manhattan courtroom, before prosecutors and defense attorneys began their opening statements.

During the selection process, the pool of potential jurors was read a list of more than 100 possible witnesses in the case, from sitting and former US senators to several sheikhs and former White House officials, as well as a list of companies and entities, including Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The vast majority of those named on the witness list – which is used to help attorneys and the court whittle down the jury pool – will not be called to testify.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/politics/bob-menendez-bribery-trial/index.html