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09/22/23 9:02:18 AM
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jefffan
09/22/23 9:55:18 AM
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-bob-menendez-indicted-federal-charges-rcna111447

Gold bars? Is this the 1800s?

The indictment said Menendez and his wife, Nadine, received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and used the senators influence to enrich several businessmen from New Jersey, as well as the Egyptian government.

The filing said Menendez received cash, gold bars, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low- or no-show job, a luxury vehicle and other items of value.

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TonyKojima
09/22/23 9:58:19 AM
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Ughhh. Just resign already.

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darkace77450
09/22/23 10:00:53 AM
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jefffan posted...
The filing said Menendez received cash, gold bars, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low- or no-show job, a luxury vehicle and other items of value.

"The deep state is get him out of the way so they can get us next!"

See how ridiculous that sounds, Trump supporters?

PS - If we can indict a sitting US senator for accepting bribes, why can't we do likewise with SC Justices?
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Bass
09/22/23 10:01:29 AM
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Hope he's removed and he does the time he deserves.

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Damn_Underscore
09/22/23 10:02:52 AM
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The Egyptian government? wtf?

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ironman2009
09/22/23 10:03:01 AM
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Maybe gold was the only thing missing from his portfolio.

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Guide
09/22/23 10:15:27 AM
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That old embarrassment again.

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Heineken14
09/22/23 10:24:46 AM
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Just say they are all from Harlan Crow and we're.... golden....

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itcheyness
09/22/23 10:25:29 AM
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This is a witchhunt!

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Block_that_Kick
09/22/23 10:26:18 AM
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https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1705225192396464184

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PeteyParker
09/22/23 10:28:13 AM
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He needs to resign so Murphy can appoint someone to replace him.

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LearntoRead
09/22/23 10:32:15 AM
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That's my senator!
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Takuya_Lee
09/22/23 10:35:04 AM
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Heineken14 posted...
Just say they are all from Harlan Crow and we're.... golden....

Sigh...*points to door*

On a serious note, accepting a bribe in gold bars? That's a new one.

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solosnake
09/22/23 10:38:27 AM
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how was he dumb enough to get caught? Seems like gold bars would be pretty hard to prove

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Avirosb
09/22/23 10:42:30 AM
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Hmm

Bribery is the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official, or other person, in charge of a public or legal duty.

Isn't this legal in the US? All those billionaires donating to campaigns and whatnot?

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VGAddict90
09/22/23 10:45:36 AM
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Why aren't we indicting Gaetz for child trafficking?
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davyheinz
09/22/23 10:50:09 AM
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Lmao, those pictures of the jacket and money

Just write a plea deal already and get jailed, you dumb bitch.

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Xenogears15
09/22/23 10:53:01 AM
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Welp, there goes one Senate seat. Deserved.

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TonyKojima
09/22/23 10:57:08 AM
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Xenogears15 posted...
Welp, there goes one Senate seat. Deserved.
Doubtful but he does need to resign.

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PeteyParker
09/22/23 11:03:37 AM
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TonyKojima posted...
Doubtful but he does need to resign.

He does but I'm tired and it's been a long week and maybe not understanding the below correctly. If this is saying a special election would be held this November, he needs to hold off resigning for a few more weeks. I already received my mail-in ballot for November yesterday so that would be a complete clusterfuck

https://ballotpedia.org/Filling_vacancies_in_the_U.S._Senate#cite_note-footnotethree-5



Note: If the vacancy occurs before a specific number of days prior to the regular primary (Hawaii: 21 days; Minnesota: 11 weeks; New Jersey: 30 days; New York: 59 days; Virginia: 120 days), the election is held the following November. If the vacancy occurs occurs within the period of days before the regular primary, the election is held at the second November election after the vacancy occurs.

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Block_that_Kick
09/22/23 11:03:39 AM
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Xenogears15 posted...
Welp, there goes one Senate seat. Deserved.

Nah, the New Jersey would just appoint another Democrat, preferable one without an arrest record.

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Xenogears15
09/22/23 11:07:37 AM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Nah, the New Jersey would just appoint another Democrat, preferable one without an arrest record.

Watch Menendez refuse to step down while the criminal case against him drags on.

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Torgo
09/22/23 11:08:10 AM
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VGAddict90 posted...
Why aren't we indicting Gaetz for child trafficking?

Corrupt Florida judges.

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VGAddict90
09/22/23 11:09:28 AM
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Torgo posted...
Corrupt Florida judges.
It's about time the federal government launched a RICO investigation into the Texas and Florida Republican Parties.
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VeggetaX
09/22/23 11:13:59 AM
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Is their salary and benefits not enough? Holy shit.

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Cephalopods
09/22/23 11:15:30 AM
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Avirosb posted...
Hmm

Isn't this legal in the US? All those billionaires donating to campaigns and whatnot?
That's a clever loophole that they abuse
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divot1338
09/22/23 11:58:51 AM
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Avirosb posted...
Hmm

Isn't this legal in the US? All those billionaires donating to campaigns and whatnot?
They would have to be on the FARA list (Foreign Afent Registration Act) and he would have needed to claim them as funds eeceived from a lobbyist.

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SayHeyyShohei
09/22/23 12:00:08 PM
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Oh cool, I'm about to see a thousand Bob Menendez is a crook ads on my TV during football and hockey. I missed those.

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brestugo
09/22/23 12:02:49 PM
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That's that old school corruption.

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TonyKojima
09/22/23 12:05:30 PM
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I would like to see Stephen Fulop replace Menendez.

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Heineken14
09/22/23 12:58:56 PM
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Bullet_Wing posted...

Citizens United decision essentially made bribery legal, yeah


Saw something that after Citizen's United, Harlen Crow's political contributions shot up like 800% and that's around when Clarence Thomas started getting all of his "gifts" from his life long friend.

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divot1338
09/22/23 2:57:16 PM
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Wow. Menendezs wife is all of the worst stereotypes rolled into one.

But even though it sounds like theyre both completely corrupt, she was so blatant and so careless about the bribes that she bragged to her friends about all the extragavant money and gifts. And about all the things she could get away with using her husbands influence.

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Kaldrenthebold
09/22/23 3:13:24 PM
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divot1338 posted...
Wow. Menendezs wife is all of the worst stereotypes rolled into one.

But even though it sounds like theyre both completely corrupt, she was so blatant and so careless about the bribes that she bragged to her friends about all the extragavant money and gifts. And about all the things she could get away with using her husbands influence.

Power corrupts absolutely

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Block_that_Kick
09/22/23 3:53:31 PM
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Strange. No calls for the prosecutors to be fired or prosecuted themselves. No calling it a witch hunt. Nobody sharing stupid memes like below.

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legendary_zell
09/22/23 3:58:41 PM
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There goes Sleepy Joe Brandon of the Biden Crime Family weaponizing the DOJ against....Democratic Senators again. He can't keep getting away with it!

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sfcalimari
09/22/23 4:56:17 PM
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Arise Dark Melendez!

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Block_that_Kick
09/22/23 8:10:04 PM
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Fuck this, he should be resigning today.

If he decides to run next year, there is a good chance the Republicans are going to pick up New Jersey. His Senate career needs to end now.

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1705363002357145800

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Block_that_Kick
09/22/23 8:12:15 PM
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Fuck, we really are going to lose the Senate next year.

https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1705353232233480498

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SimulationSwarm
09/22/23 8:13:03 PM
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Good lord this is ridiculous. Get his ass the fuck up out of there

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Xenogears15
09/22/23 8:13:17 PM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Fuck, we really are going to lose the Senate next year.

https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1705353232233480498

Called it

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DrizztLink
09/22/23 8:14:42 PM
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The hardest part of accepting gold bars as bribes is sneaking them out of the Sierra Madre, if the Senator can pull that off he earned them.

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Kradek
09/22/23 8:25:03 PM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Fuck, we really are going to lose the Senate next year.

https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1705353232233480498

This fucking sack of shit. The party pushed Al Franken, a white guy, out for a mere accusation or perception of wrongdoing and Menendez is gonna play the "they're treating me so poorly cause I'm a Latino :(" card

Fuck off, criminal scum.

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divot1338
09/22/23 8:25:25 PM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Fuck this, he should be resigning today.

If he decides to run next year, there is a good chance the Republicans are going to pick up New Jersey. His Senate career needs to end now.

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1705363002357145800
We should expel a Senator without allowing the Democratic governor to replace him, giving control of both houses of Congress to the Republicans. - what Chuck Schumer should be thinking according to this tweet

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Sansoldier
09/22/23 8:26:32 PM
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Only hundreds of thousands? These people are so easy to bribe I swear.

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PeteyParker
09/22/23 8:37:06 PM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Fuck, we really are going to lose the Senate next year.

https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1705353232233480498

We just need someone to challenge him in the primary and he will be voted out. Honestly though with the fate of the entire country on the line next year, people are going to hold their noses and vote for him if he isn't primaried before that. It's more important in the long run that we preserve our democracy and deal with him later.

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invertedlegdrop
09/22/23 8:52:56 PM
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Didn't he have a corruption beef a few years ago and he still got back in office just barely?...

If he stays in, he has to lose next election unless voters are just too stupid or dont care...

If Democrats want to keep the seat, he's got to go. Looks like though he's gonna fight tooth and nail though. If he stays, Republicans will get the Senate seat and maybe majority status...

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darkace77450
09/22/23 11:31:30 PM
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Kradek posted...
This fucking sack of shit. The party pushed Al Franken, a white guy, out for a mere accusation or perception of wrongdoing and Menendez is gonna play the "they're treating me so poorly cause I'm a Latino :(" card

Fuck off, criminal scum.

Not even "wrongdoing" as in criminal, merely a crass joke.
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