{"id":29236,"date":"2024-05-16T14:42:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T14:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=29236"},"modified":"2024-05-16T14:42:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T14:42:21","slug":"she-did-it-scumbag-senator-bob-menendez-blames-his-wife-at-gold-bars-corruption-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=29236","title":{"rendered":"SHE DID IT! Scumbag Senator Bob Menendez Blames His Wife at \u2018Gold Bars\u2019 Corruption Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Democratic Senator for New Jersey, Bob Menendez, attempted to shift blame onto his wife during opening statements at his ongoing corruption trial.<\/p>\n

Menendez went on trial<\/a> for corruption this week and is facing 18 criminal counts, including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and acting as a foreign agent.<\/p>\n

His lawyer, Avi Weitzman, told the jury that his wife Nadine had \u201ckept him in the dark\u201d about financial matters and that they led separate lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me say this about Nadine: Nadine had financial concerns that she kept from Bob,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cThe government\u2019s allegations that the senator sold his office and his loyalty to this country are outrageously false. Bob was doing his job, and he was doing it right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Day 4: Menendez Trial -Manhattan Federal Court
\n-Gold bars and who they belonged to were the hot topic of Wednesday opening arguments.<\/p>\n

The defense says they were Nadine\u2019s, locked in HER CLOSET in the couple\u2019s home and Bob didn\u2019t know anything about them. @News12NJ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/d41d385kcH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Keating (@ChrisKeatingNJ) May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n

However, prosecutor Lara Pomerantz accused Menendez of putting \u201chis power up for sale\u201d and using his wife as a middleman in his trade of political influence for money, gold bars, and other valuables.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor years he betrayed the people he was supposed to serve by taking bribes,\u201d she said. \u201cThis was not politics as usual. This was politics for profit. This was a United States senator on the take.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senator Bob Menendez reportedly may blame alleged crimes on his wife in his corruption trial.<\/p>\n

Menendez has been accused of accepting bribes.<\/p>\n

Before the indictment, we caught him selling up to $400K worth of solid gold bars. pic.twitter.com\/bT2x13HfHI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Quiver Quantitative (@QuiverQuant) April 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Investigators who executed a warrant at his home in September found over $480,000 in cash stuffed in items of clothing, as well as 13 gold bars worth over $100,000. Agents also uncovered<\/a> other lavish gifts, including a Mercedes-Benz and various home furnishings.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors argue that these discovered items were given in return for acting on behalf<\/a> of the Egyptian government. They also allege that he accepted bribes from the Gulf state of Qatar.<\/p>\n

Menendez is standing trial alongside Fred Daibes, a New Jersey real estate developer accused of delivering the gold and cash to the senator, and businessman Wael Hana, who is accused of facilitating a deal between Menendez and Egypt.<\/p>\n

Both have also entered not guilty pleas.<\/p>\n

The trial continues.<\/p>\n

The post SHE DID IT! Scumbag Senator Bob Menendez Blames His Wife at \u2018Gold Bars\u2019 Corruption Trial<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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