“He will be sentenced on Oct. 29 and faces decades in prison.”

Wife’s trial delayed indefinitely.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/sen-bob-menendez-wife-nadine-menendez-trial-delayed-indefinitely-rcna162108

139 points

See how easy that was? Now why is it so hard if there’s an R next to their name?

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Because someone in the media whispers to them “hey yeah but wouldn’t in be fun if instead you spent the next 6 weeks trying unseat your own nominee” and they go “TAHTS’ SUCH A GOOD IDEA” and get busy on it

No one intervenes if the system goes after a Democrat, so it can all just happen as normal

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The courts were stacked with Republicans. This is why local elections are just as or even more important than the national ones. Everything starts small.

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Wait, so politicians can be held accountable for their crimes? When did that change?

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He didn’t have the magic ® next to his name.

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Oh politicians can be and are held accountable all the time. It’s conservative politicians who seem to get off scot-free

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Now do Donald Trump, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and John Roberts.

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And Moscow Mitch.

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Let’s add Matt Gaetz to that list

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Those guys didn’t get cartoonish bags of money and gold bars, just stock tips and fancy vacations and RVs motor homes. All above board according to the law.

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He’s still a sitting Senator and won’t resign despite the NJ Governor Murphy calling for him to do so. The Senate will have to expel him, and then Murphy will appoint a replacement.

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Do it. Do it now! Grab some media attention showing Democrats getting rid of their unethical members while the Republicans are celebrating theirs.

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I’m just glad this isn’t another Al Franken situation.

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We need more of these dudes getting held accountable.

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