SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 13 – Amid reports of investigation against Sen. Robert Menendez for taking gold bars, Inner City Press' sources on September 21 it to expect on Friday, September 22 an appearance in Federal court in Manhattan by Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian. This scoop was true.
Later a superseder was unveiled, including charges of bribes to act for Qatar...
On April 11, 2024 after Nadine Menendez and then the government asked for delay, to July or undefined, Judge Stein severed her case and reaffirmed May 6, Inner City Press thread
On Sunday night April 14 the US wrote in again asking for a delay to July, six page letter on Patreon here.
But Judge Stein told the parties to confer and report by April 16 at 1 pm. Then he set an April 17 conference, which Inner City Press live tweeted and dubbed "Berate-gate," thread
On April 19: "The Court grants the parties' request to adjourn the trial to May 13, 2024."
On April 26, the US reiterated that the discovery should remain Attorney's Possession Only, letter on Patreon here.
On May 13, jury selection began - but did not finish. At day's end, as tweeted by Inner City Press, Judge Stein said, "Prospective jurors, I'm going to ask you to come back tomorrow morning at 9:45 am, I have some questions the whole group."
A bit later, Menendez got into an car with FOP NJ plates, video here.
The case is US v. Menendez, et al., 23-cr-490 (Stein)
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