Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/former-sen-bob-menendez-sentenced-gold-bar-bribery-case-rcna189044

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estranho@lemmy.ca · 57 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Orbituary@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y

Please. The only difference between this and Congress is that they insider trade, which is legal for them and the rest of the branch.

magnetosphere@fedia.io · 56 pts · 1y (2 replies)

If only he had waited. Bribery is legal now, right?

themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y

Only when Papa gets his cut.

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y

Magic Supreme Court Ball: Signs point to YES

oyo@lemm.ee · 50 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Note all the Democrats in this thread screaming how it's unfair political persecution and a witch hunt...

estranho@lemmy.ca · 41 pts · 1y

But I don't see anyone complaining about... Ah, point taken.

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Yeah but this fucker had been known to be corrupt for years and no one did shit about it.

Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Idk seems to be like the fbi during the Biden administration did something...

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y

Menendez has been openly and obviously corrupt for almost my entire life this goes back way before Biden. Also, the FBI is supposed to be independent so while I guess as usual they did the bare minimum of not interfering I think they should have forced him out of office long before this.

crank0271@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Great! Now do the rest!

barkingspiders@infosec.pub · 28 pts · 1y

We've had Menendez, now can we have Gaetz?

I guess we did get a Santos, remember this fucker https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/19/george-santos-guilty/74857375007/

greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 1y (2 replies)
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kescusay@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y

Got 2 birds stoned at once

OrteilGenou@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y

Frig off Ricky!

snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Sweet. Now Trump will pardon him if he thinks he still has some of the gold.

I am thinking that's why he freed Dread Pirate Roberts. There are billions in unclaimed BTC wallets going back to his arrest time.

workerONE@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y (3 replies)

He won't pardon a Democrat

David_Eight@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
  1. He will if he can get a gold bar out of it.

  2. If Menendez does him a favor or kisses his ass on TV.

  3. Menendezs son, who is in Congress does him a favor.

Look what happened to Snoop Dogg after Trump pardoned his friend.

GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

He pardoned Rod Blagojevich

Zaktor@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y

Maybe Eric Adams, but the statement arguably still applies.

WrenFeathers@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
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oyo@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Can't believe this fuck tried to blame it all on his wife. If there is one way to guarantee yourself zero leniency...

DancingBear@midwest.social · 6 pts · 1y
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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

From gold bars to iron bars...

fox2263@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

He should have ran for president.