Friday, March 21, 2025

After Bob Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years Daibes Asks Delay for Nadine Trial Subpoena


by Matthew Russell Lee

SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 17 – 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, now facing trial alone. This scoop was true.

Later a superseder was unveiled, including charges of bribes to act for Qatar.

On January 10 Menendez filed a motion to dismiss, on Patreon here

On February 1, Judge Stein granted some unsealing - including of some of the material in the vault which Inner City Press requested. Order here.

Jump cut: Menendez et al were convicted; Inner City Press published a book, here.

Inner City Press live tweeted on January 29 as Daibes got eight years, Hana 97 months - and Bob Menendez 11 years, after which he told the press that "Trump was right" about political witch hunt. His surrender date is June 6 - but he's moved for bail pending appeal.

On February 14 Nadine's lawyer wrote in raising issues about "self-authenticating" documents including the "Wayback Machine" documents, letter on Patreon here

On February 27 they were back, with 90 objections and arguments about Uribe's lawyer, Nadine's car crash and an email about garlic, thread here.

On March 7, another conference at which Coburn contested Cellebrite (thread), then this:

AUSA: Our exhibit 51, we'd like to only show you in the robing room

Nadine Menendez' lawyer: Or just hand us paper copies

On March 17 Fred Daibes asked to delay surrender to prison, citing among other things that he like Hana has received a defense subpoena to testify in Nadine Menendez' trial, probably not before April 4. He says this would require being in a SHU.

More including analysis, of defense and US Attorney's Office, on X for Subscribers here and Substack here

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