'Why is he still in office?' Internet slams Bob Menendez as prosecutors oppose Senator's appeal to delay corruption trial

Prosecutors stand stern against Bob Menendez's recent request to postpone his May 6, 2024, corruption trial to early July
PUBLISHED DEC 27, 2023
Sen Bob Menendez's attorneys recently filed an appeal to delay his corruption trial to early July (@senatormenendez/Instagram)
Sen Bob Menendez's attorneys recently filed an appeal to delay his corruption trial to early July (@senatormenendez/Instagram)

ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY: Federal prosecutors urged a Manhattan judge on Tuesday, December 26, to dismiss Senator Bob Menendez's request to delay his corruption trial until after New Jersey's June 4, 2024, primary.

According to the New York Post, Bob and his wife, Nadine Menendez, allegedly accepted bribes, including over $150,000 in gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz convertible, in exchange for aiding businessmen Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes, all of whom are co-defendants in the case.

Gold bars recovered in Senator Bob Menendez’s Englewood home linked to 2013 armed robbery, per reports. (@senatormenendez/Instagram)
Senator Bob Menendez allegedly accepted bribes, including over $150,000 in gold bars (@senatormenendez/Instagram)

The former chairman of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee is also accused of acting as an agent for the Egyptian government.

Notably, four gold bars found during the FBI search of Bob's residence have direct connections to a New Jersey businessman currently facing bribery charges related to the Senator, as revealed in prosecutor's records from a 2013 robbery case.

Prosecutors stand against Bob Menenedez's bid to delay corruption trial

In a submission to US District Judge Sidney Stein, US Attorney Damian Williams argued that the current trial schedule, set to commence on May 6, 2024, was expedited yet reasonable.

According to the New York Post, Williams emphasized, "Nothing in the defendant’s request for an adjournment, made more than two months after the schedule was set, justifies a material deviation from this considered schedule."

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 03: Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Sen. Robert Menendez
Sen Bob Menendez seeks to postpone his corruption trial to early July (Getty Images)

Last week, attorneys representing the Senator and his co-defendants urged Judge Stein to postpone the trial to early July, citing the case's complexity, the timing, and the volume of the government's disclosures.

Bob's legal team asserted in the filing, "Contrary to the government’s overheated statements to the press, this is far from an open-and-shut case."

On Tuesday, Williams dismissed the defense's claim, stating, "If there were a right to have multiple months to digest discovery prior to filing motions, as the defendants appear to suggest, practice in this district would look quite different."



 

Internet slams Bob Menendez as he tries to postpone corruption trial

Soon after the news of Bob trying to delay his corruption trial came to light, the Internet took to criticizing the Senator, with many wondering why he hadn't been ousted from his position. 


 
 
 
 
 
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One wrote, "Why is this guy still in office," while another noted, "They all are corrupt !"

A user remarked, "Oh, poor Bob Menendez, facing the consequences of his actions. It's not like he didn't know that being a corrupt politician might have some negative repercussions. But sure, let's all feel sorry for the guy who was using his position of power to enrich himself and his buddies."

"I don’t know why George Santos got fired for lying, but this guy gets gold bars, cars, money, and more and still sitting service member. Just goes to show you the corruption inside of Washington DC," stated a person.



 



 



 



 

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