Alleged Corruption Grows from Poisoned Soil
Menendez is Evidence of Broken SystemAlleged Corruption Grows from Poisoned Soil
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez should resign. Immediately. There’s no wiggle room here. The indictment handed down yesterday by a federal grand jury, details an array of alleged crimes that disqualify him from holding office — especially when one considers earlier charges and rumors about Menendez’s avarice. This is a question of morality and ethics, though political considerations will become a central part of the discussion. Even though this will need to be adjudicated in a court of law, the depth of greed and the disregard for the public — demonstrated by a willingness to trade the well-being of his constituents for cash, cars, and gold — being alleged will make it impossible for Menendez to be trusted and for him to be function in office.
As for Menendez, these questions have dogged him since his earliest political involvement. They often were chalked up to his playing in the deep and dirty waters of Hudson County politics. A trial over a 2015 indictment on corruption charges ended in a mistrial, with prosecutors opting to drop the charges rather than seek a new trial. Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Channel Surfing A subscription gets you:
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