GottaLaff ,
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Can’t get clearer than this:

Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator #Menendez With a Mercedes-Benz

Jose Uribe said he had provided the car to Senator Robert Menendez’s girlfriend in exchange for gaining his “power and influence.”

Gift: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/nyregion/jose-uribe-menendez-trial-bribery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x00.D3mX.Aw1T2m8WTe-c&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Mea ,
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@GottaLaff Is that the Jose Uribe who played shortstop for the Giants late 80s early 90s?

Amoshias ,

@GottaLaff According to the supreme Court, unfortunately, this doesn't come close to proving bribery.

GottaLaff OP ,
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@Amoshias yeah, they're... special.

TheNovemberMan ,
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GottaLaff OP ,
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@TheNovemberMan Truly.

Hey, I noticed you refollowed me. What happened?

TheNovemberMan ,
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@GottaLaff Nothing about you. I hit Sweet potato Hitler overload, and needed to back away for a bit.

GottaLaff OP ,
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@TheNovemberMan Oh, I know that feeling. How about just muting?

TheNovemberMan ,
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@GottaLaff I'll do that the next time (because there will likely be a next time with this lot 🙄)
Sorry.

GottaLaff OP ,
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@TheNovemberMan The only reason I suggested it is that when I see an unfollow, I wonder if somehow I offended.

TheNovemberMan ,
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@GottaLaff Understood, but really, the folks who would unfollow you for that aren't worth your worry. You're truthful, not intentionally offensive.

GottaLaff OP ,
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@TheNovemberMan Appreciated.. but some people do misunderstand, or I fail to be clear or I’m cranky. So I do care.

TheNovemberMan ,
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@GottaLaff 👍 You're a better person than I ☺️

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GottaLaff OP ,
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@TheNovemberMan (Jewish guilt, lol)

TheNovemberMan ,
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@GottaLaff 😅

GhostOnTheHalfShell ,
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@GottaLaff

I have this weird idea. If you get caught bribing a politician, you’re on the hook to bribe each constituent with the same value. That man owes a lot of people a bunch of money.

Threadbane ,
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@GottaLaff
Time for Menendez to resign so that whoever the Democratic candidate is won't have people voting for Menendez and letting the Republican win another seat in the Senate. Basically, if Menendez doesn't resign he's an enemy of the United States, an enemy of women, an enemy of the sick, the elderly and children, and an enemy of democracy itself. Putting a seat in the Senate in jeopardy for selfish reasons is virtually treason at this stage of the game.

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@GottaLaff

Can we please wrap this trial up and put Menendez in jail before November so he doesn't screw the NJ Senate Race as an independent? He'll run as an independent just as an FU to the national Dems for not protecting him, pull just enough votes to sink Andy Kim, and we'll be stuck with some MAGA asshat as a NJ Senator for 6 years. Bob's final 🖕 to Jersey.

GottaLaff OP ,
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@NJWookie He can run from prison.

BruceMirken ,
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@GottaLaff Janis Joplin was ahead of her time! https://youtu.be/Qev-i9-VKlY?si=oDJ0TBQT_WLsh2Is

GottaLaff OP ,
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@BruceMirken She was amazing

KanaMauna ,
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@GottaLaff Too bad Menendez wasn’t a federal judge.

YusufToropov ,
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@GottaLaff weird how the Soros-controlled Deep State would go after this corrupt Democratic Senator and Hunter
Biden... almost makes you wonder about the narrative...

GottaLaff OP ,
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@YusufToropov That's what every MSNBC prime time show is saying too

sadele2 ,
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@GottaLaff

Your post is a lot clearer than the NYT headline which reads like he bribed Sen. M. while at the trial.

darwinwoodka ,
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@GottaLaff not sure why this is illegal for Senators when it isn't for Supreme Court Justices

GottaLaff OP ,
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@darwinwoodka Because it's enforceable for US Senators. We didn't pass a law for SCOTUS, unfortunately

Badger_AF ,
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@GottaLaff @darwinwoodka Dick Durbin needs to get off his but and in the words of TPM's Kate Riga, "get caught trying" to pass an ethics bill.

Even if we don't get it passed, we put republicans in the indefensible position of defending bribes for our nation's highest court. Let them defend that.

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otownKim ,
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@GottaLaff Now can they do the SCOTUS??

WastelandWandrr ,
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@GottaLaff Welcome to the United States of Banana, where the only thing missing to be a True Banana Republic is a dictator for life!

andybrwn ,
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@GottaLaff such weaponization

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