Gold bars, sniper rifles and a Mercedes-Benz: US senator indicted on Egypt corruption charges

politics @lemmy.world – 173 points – 10 months ago

Gold bars, sniper rifles and a Mercedes-Benz: US senator indicted on Egypt corruption charges

Prosecutors allege that Senator Robert Menendez took bribes in exchange for approving arms sales and leaking sensitive information to Egyptian government

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Why would the Biden Justice Department do this to a Democrat!? /s

It seems he's using the Trump playbook for his defence

In a defiant statement, Menendez defended himself against “baseless allegations” and theorized that he was being targeted by “the powers that be” because “they see me as an obstacle in the way of their broader political goals.”

Replace "powers that be" with "the deep state" and replace "baseless allegations" with "witchunt" and we're at a Trump truth social post.

Yep. Bob's a well known pos. This isn't surprising to anyone,really. He should have been primaried long ago imo

He was primaried in 2018. Opponent got a third of the vote with a campaign that raised so little it didn’t meet the minimum for campaign finance reporting ($10,000). He had, at this point, already been tried for corruption and escaped conviction through a mistrial. His campaign that year raised nearly $4 million.

https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey_(June_5,_2018_Democratic_primary)

Bob’s so greasy you could batter and fry him. Mmmm…. justice