New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez was indicted or charged on Friday September 22nd, 2023 with corruption offenses for the 2nd time in 10 years. Senator Menendez was indicted on allegations him & his wife accepted more than $600,000 in bribes from a group of New Jersey businessmen on behalf of interests in Egypt. The prosecutors have accused Bob Menendez & his wife Nadine Arslanian of taking in cash, gold bars, a luxury car & a mortgage on their home in return for helping the businessmen. As a result of the prosecutors investigation, the FBI found nearly $500,000 in cash & more than $100,00 in gold at Menendez's home in a raid last year apparently payment for the bribes.Since his indictment, nearly 2 dozen Senators have called on Menendez to resign from the United States Senate. In more troubling news in this scandal, Senator Bob Menendez has not resigned from the US Senate as a result of his indictment.
Here are links to the resources or articles used in the 1st segment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=089Shk0ob7zd8fUN&v=-vWhjKhG12o&feature=youtu.be
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/09/22/senator-bob-menendez-bribery-charges-presser-vpx.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/politics/read-bob-menendez-indictment-document/index.html
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4219744-heres-what-we-know-about-the-menendez-indictment/
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4219686-here-are-the-charges-sen-bob-menendez-is-facing/
Here are the articles used in the 2nd segment:
https://thehill.com/homenews/4225326-menendez-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-bribery-charges/
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4234466-menendez-trial-set-for-may-6/
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4240117-menendez-deep-underwater-with-new-jersey-democrats/
Here are a few articles mentioned in this episode's other political headlines segment:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/03/politics/laphonza-butler-sworn-in-senate/index.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/03/bernie-moreno-raises-money-ohio-senate-00119578?cid=apn
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4234905-us-postal-service-unveils-stamp-honoring-ruth-bader-ginsburg/
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4212726-greene-to-release-tell-all-book-this-fall/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4237671-support-for-third-party-rises-to-63-percent-gallup/
