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Bob Menendez invokes Trump in casting sentencing as ‘political prosecution’

Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted on bribery and corruption charges.
Menendez has denied any wrongdoing and plans to appeal the guilty verdict.
He claimed, "President Trump is right. This process is political, and it's corrupted to the core."
Political analyst Craig Agranoff stated that seeking a pardon from President Trump would be unusual and politically risky for both Menendez and Trump.

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Corrupt Democrat Gets 11 years in Prison, Tries to Pander to President Trump

The halls of power in Washington DC have long echoed with whispers of corruption, backroom deals, and politicians who seem to live far beyond their... The post Corrupt Democrat Gets 11 years in Prison, Tries to Pander to President Trump appeared first on Patriot Journal.

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Menendez sentenced to eleven years in prison

Former senator Bob Menendez was sentenced yesterday to eleven years in prison on charges of bribery, acting as a foreign agent and more. The sentence followed a nine-week jury trial, where it was shown beyond a reasonable doubt that Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, accepted bribes of cash, furniture, gold bars and a car to influence his role as a member of the federal legislature and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on beh…

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Former US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison

A federal judge sentenced Bob Menendez, the former US Senator for New Jersey, to 11 years in prison Wednesday. Additionally, he must forfeit over $900,000. Menendez was found guilty last year on 16 counts, including bribery, corruption, and conspiracy to act as a foreign agent, after receiving more than $500,000 in cash, $100,000 in gold bars, and a Mercedes-Benz. Prosecutors argued he took the bribes in exchange for facilitating military aid to…

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Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years

What happened Former Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) was sentenced to 11 years in prison yesterday for bribery and acting as an unregistered agent of Egypt, among other charges. He resigned in August after being found guilty on 16 felony counts. Who said what "You stood at the apex of our political system," U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein told Menendez, 71, in a Manhattan courtroom. But "you lost your way, and working for the public good became w…

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Former New Jersey Senator Asks for Delay of Prison Sentence › American Greatness

Former United States Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is seeking a delay on his prison sentence, following his conviction on bribery charges. As the New York […] Source

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Ex-Democrat Senator Bob Menendez Sobs in Court as He’s Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Corruption

A federal judge has dropped the hammer on disgraced former Democrat Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) during his sentencing hearing in a New York City courtroom. The post Ex-Democrat Senator Bob Menendez Sobs in Court as He’s Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Corruption appeared first on Slay News.

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