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Democratic Senator Bob Menendez lived this lifestyle on bribes funded by a $105M Medicare fraud scheme. His trial starts Sep 6. 
Melgen steals from Medicare, bribes Menendez with lavish resorts, private jets, etc. Menendez tries to kill Medicare fraud investigation.
We're just friends! Menendez says.
YOU, American taxpayer, were footing the bill. They stole your money from Medicare. Melgen has already been convicted of Medicare fraud.
Ask your senators if Menendez should resign if he's convicted. Believe it or not Dems are floating letting him stay.
ByeBob.com
ByeBob.com
The United States has posted its trial brief in USA v. Menendez.
READ IT HERE --> scribd.com/document/35763…
READ IT HERE --> scribd.com/document/35763…
They have Bob's chief of staff saying in an email that visas for a Melgen girlfriend and her sister were granted ONLY thanks to Bob.
They have Menendez pressuring Sebelius to drop the Medicare fraud investigation IN HARRY REID'S OFFICE.
They are introducing over 20,000 pages of evidence.
Pretty good beat down of Bob's political revenge conspiracy theory/PR spin.
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial starts in six (6) days.
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial starts in five (5) days.
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial starts in three (3) days.
Other recipients of Melgen Medicare fraud-funded donations: Chuck Schumer, Bill Nelson, both Clintons, DWS, Alcee Hastings.
Only Amy Klobuchar gave it back. The rest kept donations from a convicted Medicare fraudster. Amazing.
Schumer and Nelson:
He was convicted of fraud; do we have to give the $ back?
--Let's wait and see if he's convicted of bribery too.
Agreed.
He was convicted of fraud; do we have to give the $ back?
--Let's wait and see if he's convicted of bribery too.
Agreed.
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial starts in two (2) days.
Opening arguments in Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial start in 36 hours.
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial starts tomorrow.
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Opening arguments in Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial start at 9:30AM tomorrow.
Opening arguments in Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial start at 9:30AM tomorrow.
Salomon Melgen poured $1.2 million of the proceeds from his Medicare fraud scheme into political contributions. Here's who got the $$:
Note only Amy Klobuchar gave all the money back.
Note also "Majority PAC" is Harry Reid's S PAC that allegedly funneled bribes to Menendez.
Note also "Majority PAC" is Harry Reid's S PAC that allegedly funneled bribes to Menendez.
and note the $250 to Mark Foley, which is perfect.
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Opening arguments in Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial start at 9:30AM tomorrow.
Opening arguments in Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial start at 9:30AM tomorrow.
👨⚖️ **Happy Menendez Trial Day!** 👨⚖️
Opening arguments in Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial start at 9:30AM today.
Opening arguments in Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial start at 9:30AM today.
I have never agreed with @AriMelber more strongly. If what Menendez did isn't criminal we have much bigger problems.
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Is there any elected Democrat who can say: "a convicted bribe taker should not remain in office"? Is this hard?
Constituents have asked Dem senators over 10K times through our @AmerComm form at ByeBob.com. Still zero responsive answers.
Defense wants to argue that Melgen also took other Democrats on the private jet to luxury resorts.
New defense theory! All Hispanic-Americans behave this way! Obama DOJ was racist for bringing the case!
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If the visa for the Dominican supermodel was just fellowship for a young Hispanic, what were the visas for the Ukrainian and the Brazilian?
Melgen girlfriends Menendez got visas:
Juliana Lopes Leite, Brazil
Svitlana Buchyk, Ukraine
Rosiell Polanco Suero, Dominican
#MenendezTrial
Juliana Lopes Leite, Brazil
Svitlana Buchyk, Ukraine
Rosiell Polanco Suero, Dominican
#MenendezTrial
Network news would totally cover the #MenendezTrial if only they had interesting visuals.
When will they learn that prosecutors will get the emails in your personal account???
#MenendezTrial
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Personal emails get discovered, and then the jury KNOWS it was something you were trying to hide. Genius.
These guys.
Wow. #MenendezTrial
On the stand right now: Rosiell Polanco Sueno, identified in the indictment as Girlfriend #2. #MenendezTrial
*Suero
Jokingly? #MenendezTrial
On the stand right now: Svitlana Buchyk, identified in the indictment as Girlfriend #3. #MenendezTrial
16 flights with this one pilot. Menendez reported zero. #MenendezTrial
Oh. #MenendezTrial
Should also mention that after @DailyCaller busted Menendez for two flights, he reimburse those and swore there were no more.
Then he got caught with all the rest of the flights. Hard to imagine him being acquitted of the false statements charge under any scenario.
Defense! This specific pilot flew **ONLY** **FOUR** undisclosed private jet trips to luxury resort in Dominican!
Pilots always kept the jet stocked with Bob's favorites becuase he was a "special passenger." #MenendezTrial
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Bob was living that lifestyle and his beverages of choice were.... Evian water and fruit juices???
Idle speculation poll: Why did Bob Menendez always keep Melgen's private jet stocked with juices?
Second Melgen pilot now on the stand. #MenendezTrial
This was always the pattern: Bob admitted and paid for only the flights that were found out, then kept on flying. #MenendezTrial
Enjoy the weekend, fellow #MenendezTrial fans!
Melgen tried to conceal his private jet flight records after the FBI raided his medical office. #MenendezTrial
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Melgen's Casa de Campos villa is lovely. #MenendezTrial
This is a comparable villa to Melgen's from the same resort. Menendez jetted down free of charge whenever he wanted. #MenendezTrial
I'm sure the resort's president described it to the jury beautifully. #MenendezTrial
What a defense!!! You can't prove Bob played golf when he accepted trips to the luxury resort! #MenendezTrial
Key point about Biz Markie defense: they ADMIT the jets/resorts, visas, Medicare fraud intervention. But friends!
That's bad, right? #MenendezTrial
A little old for Bob. #MenendezTrial
How much TV does a bribery trial of a U.S. Senator involving supermodels, jets, lux resorts, and Medicare fraud get?
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Hey @NBCNews: really?
Bob rallies for Obamacare on a day off from his trial for taking bribes paid for by $105M Medicare fraud scheme.
EVEN IF YOU BELIEVE Bob's Biz Markie defense, he lived large on private jets and luxury resorts with supermodels on $$ stolen from Medicare.
Isn't there a Senate Ethics Committee?
Why else but for political influence would an eye doctor try to get a port security contract? #MenendezTrial
Sounds like Judge Walls enjoyed the #MenendezTrial testimony today.
What made Melgen think an eye doc could get a Dominican port security contract? He owned a senator. #MenendezTrial
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Bob will skip his trial for taking bribes from convicted Medicare fraudster to keep Americans trapped in Obamacare.
State Dept official says Menendez threatened hearing if Melgen didn't get DR port security contract. #MenendezTrial
Even post-McDonnell, threatening an ambassador with a hearing if the guy whose private jet you use doesn't get a contract might be bribery.
This wasn't just some backbench senator. Menendez was CHAIRMAN of the SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE. #MenendezTrial
Today's #MenendezTrial action. Covered his efforts to steer DR port security contract and started on Medicare fraud.
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That means we could see Reid and/or Sebelius on the #MenendezTrial witness stand soon.
Not Reid (yet?) but we have our first ex-senator on the #MenendezTrial witness stand.
CNN had six times more coverage for the trial of Ted Stevens (R) than #MenendezTrial (D).
That one was about a cabin in the Alaska woods. It featured no supermodels, luxury resorts, or massive Medicare fraud.
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That one was about a cabin in the Alaska woods. It featured no supermodels, luxury resorts, or massive Medicare fraud.
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Custom and Border Patrol official says Menendez pressured them to BLOCK security equipment being sent to the Dominican. He thought that would pressure DR to honor Melgen's defunct port security contract. #MenendezTrial
They weren't sending any equipment anyway. Still stunning Menendez would press CBP to undermine its security mission to help Melgen make $$$. #MenendezTrial
What a coincidence! #MenendezTrial
Take a good look at this quote from Customs and Border Patrol official Stephanie Talton, who Bob Menendez called to block a shipment of security equipment to the Dominican Republican in order to pressure the DR to give the big $$$ port contract to Melgen.
Sounds like Bob sure got upset when he thought the Medicare fraud paying for his luxury lifestyle might end. #MenendezTrial
“It was really quite audacious to call a Senate hearing for the sole benefit of Melgen,” Anderson said. #MenendezTrial
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How would you act if your Medicare fraud gravy train might be ending? #MenendezTrial
Is it Sebelius Day at the #MenendezTrial?
Still not Reid or Sebelius, but this is big. Former Medicare/Obamacare chief (now the top health insurance industry lobbyist) on the stand at the #MenendezTrial.
Prosecution meticulously laying out how Menendez went up the chain to get Medicare to allow Melgen's fraudulent overbilling that kept them both in their lux lifestyle. No help from Tavenner; next up Sebelius, #MenendezTrial
❗️Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is on the witness stand at the #MenendezTrial. ❗️
So today is indeed Sebelius Day at the #MenendezTrial. Could Harry Reid Day be tomorrow? It's Christmas in October.
I don't think Harry Reid will take the fifth at the #MenendezTrial, but I can't rule out the possibility.
Sebelius just adds to the anticipation for the HARRY REID testimony at the #MenendezTrial. Tomorrow?
Good summary of today's #MenendezTrial action. articles.nj.com/politics/index…
Menendez's best chance of getting off remains the McDonnell-based motion to dismiss on which Judge Walls will rule when the prosecution rests. If it goes to the jury, he's in big trouble. #MenendezTrial
Will Harry Reid Day at the #MenendezTrial be today or tomorrow??? Right now: his staff.
Off for Sukkot. I love NY/NJ!
Law enforcement source tells me Reid is expected to be highly cooperative with prosecution at #MenendezTrial.
Favorite quote so far in the #MenendezTrial:
Stephanie Talton, the CBP official Menendez called to block the US sending cargo scanning equipment to the Dominican (to pressure them to pay Melgen): 'odd' that a member of congress would 'ask us to stop our law enforcement mission.'
Stephanie Talton, the CBP official Menendez called to block the US sending cargo scanning equipment to the Dominican (to pressure them to pay Melgen): 'odd' that a member of congress would 'ask us to stop our law enforcement mission.'
¡Viva la corrupción! #MenendezTrial
Emails are forever. #MenendezTrial
Judge Walls said before the trial he would rule on McDonnell-based motion to dismiss (Menendez's best chance) when the prosecution rests. Could be today. #MenendezTrial
This is it. #MenendezTrial
Oral arguments on McDonnell-based motion to dismiss not off to a great start for Bob. #MenendezTrial
Dangerous to read tea leaves and Judge Walls might be just as tough on prosecutors, but this isn't good for Bob -->
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In my judgment it is very bad for Bob if it goes to the jury. #MenendezTrial
To be continued. #MenendezTrial
Note the false statements charge is a felony carrying a sentence of up to 5 years. #MenendezTrial
Motion to dismiss based on McDonnell REJECTED. All charges will go to the jury. A VERY BAD day for Bob. #MenendezTrial
Judge Walls says stream of benefits theory is alive post-McDonnell. #MenendezTrial
"After raising Sen. Robert Menendez’s hopes last week, a federal judge crushed them on Monday morning." #MenendezTrial
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From the "jurors are voters" school of trial strategy. #MenendezTrial
See??? Just a friend! Bob's own son says so! #MenendezTrial
Jury already heard from two of Melgen's supermodel girlfriends, so this is a little awkward. #MenendezTrial
I'd laugh too. #MenendezTrial
Even Charlie Crist knew he had to reimburse stays at the Melgen house. #MenendezTrial
Prosecution should have asked the wife about the supermodel girlfriends. #MenendezTrial
He should have resigned years ago, and should be expelled even if his Biz Markie defense somehow works. #MenendezTrial
This disgraced former Democratic governor resigned because he made his secret lover homeland security adviser, even though the lover lacked clearance to even read federal threat reports.
He's at the #MenendezTrial to provide immoral support.
He's at the #MenendezTrial to provide immoral support.
Could mean slowest trial ever will be further delayed. #MenendezTrial
No further delay, but can you imagine serving for six weeks on this trial then getting excused because your grandfather died? #MenendezTrial
Judge Walls is getting bored. #MenendezTrial
Brownfield says he didn't take Menendez's threat seriously - but he did nonetheeless talk to the President of the Dominican Republic about giving a port security contract to a Palm Beach eye doctor. Makes total sense. #MenendezTrial
Oh, just a loose threat among friends. #MenendezTrial
Why are all the headline writers so sure this witness's testimony helped the defense? #MenendezTrial
Sounds like Brownfield cross went pretty well for the prosecution. #MenendezTrial
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This says nothing good about Bob, and a lot bad about these two senators. #MenendezTrial
Booker steered a $2M watershed contract to his Trenk DiPasquale partner Elnardo Webster while the mayor personally collected $689,000 from the firm in what he claimed was a "separation agreement" that he refused to disclose.
Perfect guy to vouch for Menendez.
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Perfect guy to vouch for Menendez.
#MenendezTrial
And Lindsey Graham just loves anyone who supports his ultrahawkish foreign policy, even if it's a grotesquely corrupt liberal.
#MenendezTrial
#MenendezTrial
Also spotted in the courtroom: T-BONE
Bob's character witness is known for making up characters. #MenendezTrial
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When your "character witness" is the former mayor who did a presser for a vacant property ordinance *while* his own fire-hazard vacant property was overrun with drug users and he was ignoring the neighbor begging him to clear it out before it caught fire.
There were a couple of weeks that I actually liked Lindsey Graham. It was in 2017, between when he introduced his health care block grants bill and when he testified in support of Bob Menendez.
Lindsey Graham's testimony took all of 6 minutes. He basically said Bob is trustworthy and they agree on amnesty, Iran, and Cuba. #MenendezTrial
That's one word for it.
I wouldn't have been able to resist hammering these guys, but this was probably the most effective approach. #MenendezTrial
Abbe Lowell and the rest of the Menendez legal team can smell millions of more $$$ for the appeals. #MenendezTrial
Bob's motive with this surprise mistrial move is probably to justify not resigning after he's convicted. #MenendezTrial
Having a guilty client can do that. #MenendezTrial
As expected, Bob;'s desperate mistrial motion is DENIED. #MenendezTrial
There are rules here, Bob. #MenendezTrial
Now they're calling their own lawyers as witnesses. #MenendezTrial
Hot fire from Judge Walls on why he didn't let @marceelias testify that Bob just found Senate ethics forms too confusing to include the private jets, resorts, etc. #MenendezTrial
BREAKING: The defense rests at the #MenendezTrial. Neither defendant testified.
No rebuttal witnesses. Arguing jury instruction now. Closings expected to start Wednesday. #MenendezTrial
THANK YOU to the reporters who have made it so easy to follow the #MenendezTrial:
@MaryAnnSpoto
@ThomasDMoriarty
@ChasingZdan
@nickpugz
@DavidPorter_AP
@NYTnickc
@MattFriedmanNJ
@MichaelAronNJTV
@FlanaganNJTV
@AndrewSeidman
@davidvoreacos
@AlyanaAlfaro
@DominicTV
@LauraAJarrett
@MaryAnnSpoto
@ThomasDMoriarty
@ChasingZdan
@nickpugz
@DavidPorter_AP
@NYTnickc
@MattFriedmanNJ
@MichaelAronNJTV
@FlanaganNJTV
@AndrewSeidman
@davidvoreacos
@AlyanaAlfaro
@DominicTV
@LauraAJarrett
These print/web resporters have really done a terrific job covering the #MenendezTrial, which makes the national TV near-blackout even stranger.
I've been predicting Monday or Tuesday, but this week would be even better. #MenendezTrial
Jury's back tomorrow, so the jury instruction gets done today. As long as it takes. Love Judge Walls. #MenendezTrial
If jury is willing to come in on Friday (trial has been off on Fridays), verdict could come as soon as then in #MenendezTrial.
Nobody on the jury wants to do that after two months. Expect a verdict before Nov 10. #MenendezTrial
Or maybe not!
A friend sends this question:
Oh. Where's the juror vacationing? I hear the DR is nice and I know a guy with a private plane!
Oh. Where's the juror vacationing? I hear the DR is nice and I know a guy with a private plane!
Big week next week at #MenendezTrial.
He needs it. #MenendezTrial
#MenendezTrial adjourned until Monday.
#MenendezTrial, in case you forgot:
I mean, if this is actually the law we're in big, big trouble. #MenendezTrial
--> "Gifts to cultivate friendship are not bribes." -defense atty Abbe Lowell.
--> "Gifts to cultivate friendship are not bribes." -defense atty Abbe Lowell.
*like inviting a senator who gets you off the hook for Medicare fraud and imports your supermodel girlfriends down the shore.
#MenendezTrial
#MenendezTrial
#MenendezTrial is in the hands of the jury now!
No verdict today. Back at it tomorrow. #MenendezTrial
No verdict today. #MenendezTrial
And they start all over on Monday. #MenendezTrial
Well if they all agreed with her they would have a verdict. #MenendezTrial
But jeez the Biz Markie defense might actually work on everything -- including the false statements charge. Somehow. Abbe Lowell was worth the $4.5M and then some.
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#MenendezTrial
If Abbe Lowell gets Menendez off because "gifts to cultivate a friendship are not bribery," then I sadly suspect he can live an international life of luxury on $105M stolen from Medicare while trying to get Medicare to OK the overbilling and still get reelected because NJGOP.
Melgen has already been convicted of 67 counts of Medicare fraud. If his "friend" Bob gets off I wonder how often he'll visit.
Way to avoid hung jury with a strong split like this might be acquit on bribery but convict on false statements. #MenendezTrial
Hmm. Momentum swinging against Menendez? #8 wanted to acquit on all charges but is off the jury while the juror pushing to convict has picked up 2 votes this week.
#MenendezTrial
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Smells like mistrial. #MenendezTrial
Or not! #MenendezTrial
Judge Walls is the best. #MenendezTrial
Good point. #MenendezTrial
And deliberation begin anew as originally planned. #MenendezTrial
VERY bad news for Bob at #MenendezTrial via @DominicTV:
Now-dismissed juror #8 was the ONLY not guilty vote on count 18, false statements. That is a felony carrying up to five years.
Now-dismissed juror #8 was the ONLY not guilty vote on count 18, false statements. That is a felony carrying up to five years.
Expected conviction on false statements felony is probably why Senate Dems deleted their longstanding policy statement about no convicted felons in the Senate. They will try to spin it as a "minor felony," a contradiction in terms.
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Did #8 poison the well enough to get the hung jury she wanted? #MenendezTrial
Deadlocked on all charges means #8 flipped someone else on count 18 before she left, or the alternate is not guilty on it. #MenendezTrial
Back at it tomorrow. #MenendezTrial
I don't care what you're comparing it to; a cumulative total of two minutes of network news for a ten-week bribery trial of a sitting U.S. senator is indefensible.
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Drama! #MenendezTrial
Unbelievable. #MenendezTrial
I mean, what were the odds the ONE holdout (juror #8) on the false statements count would be dismissed and replaced with an alternate who also holds out on it???? #MenendezTrial
Here it comes. #MenendezTrial
An election year retrial is Bob's best case scenario.
Sal goes back to jail for a decade or two on Medicare fraud and Bob gets retried next year. But hey, that was their best case scenario. #MenendezTrial
BTW there is a thing called the Senate Ethics Committee that can discipline a senator for taking private jets and luxury resorts paid for with money stolen from Medicare regardless of what a jury does. Just saying.
This guy lived an international life of luxury on $$$ his best friend stole from Medicare. Got off on "gifts to cultivate a friendship are not bribes." We're in trouble. #MenendezTrial
McConnell calls for Ethics Committee investigation of Menendez. Better late than never!
And to anyone who actually read my entire #MenendezTrial tweet thread: thank you for indulging me at (too great) length. I'm retiring it now.
