Senator
Bob Menendez’s corruption trial starts in a couple of weeks, and his
legal team has requested that this particular potential swamp draining
be put on hold on certain days so Menendez can attend Senate votes. The
response from federal prosecutors is a solid gold old-school ass
kicking. Here’s a portion (via Phil Kerpen): <snip>
This Court has consistently recognized that defendant Menendez is not
entitled to special treatment because of his status. It should maintain
that principle here. This Court has already denied the request that
defendant Menendez advances here. Specifically, this Court ruled that
“with regard to adjourning the case, no, I am not going to adjourn the
case. If the Senator wishes to absent himself at times for purposes of
vote, that is his prerogative and I have no problem with that.” Aug.
22, 2017, Tr. at 15-16. This Court remarked, “I think that’s a very
practical resolution of your concerns.”<snip>
Alternate headline: Area Corruptocrat Taken
to Woodshed.
Even if Menendez is convicted of corruption he could remain in the
Senate for some time, because hey, we’re talking about Congress. It
should also be noted that the Democrats have a great interest in
dragging this out as long as possible, because if Menendez were to
leave the Senate, the N.J. governor would pick his replacement, and the
Left’s hoping the next governor will be a Democrat.
