{"id":2046147,"date":"2023-09-27T10:08:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-says-menendez-should-be-judged-by-jurors-and-voters-not-democrat-politicians\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T10:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:10:30","slug":"cotton-says-menendez-should-be-judged-by-jurors-and-voters-not-democrat-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-says-menendez-should-be-judged-by-jurors-and-voters-not-democrat-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton believes Menendez should face judgment from jurors and voters, not Democratic politicians."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcotton-says-menendez-should-be-judged-by-jurors-and-voters-not-democrat-politicians%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2046147&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Senator \u200dTom Cotton Defends\u200d Senator Bob Menendez Amid Calls for Resignation<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) came to the defense of Sen. \u2064Bob \u2064Menendez (D-N.J.) on Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-cuomo-blames-health-care-workers-for-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"Gov. Cuomo blames health care workers for nursing home deaths\">amid growing calls<\/a> for \u2062the \u200cNew Jersey senator\u2063 to resign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator \u2064Menendez has\u2062 a right to test the government\u2019s evidence \u2062in court,\u200d just like any other citizen. He\u200c should be judged by jurors and New Jersey\u2019s voters, not by Democratic politicians who now view him as inconvenient to their hold \u200bon\u200c power,\u201d Mr. Cotton wrote on \u2064X, formerly known\u200b as Twitter, on Sept. 26.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Menendez and \u200dhis wife Nadine were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-senator-indicted-on-bribery-charges-prosecutors-5496691?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicted<\/a> \u200c on \u200cthree \u2062conspiracy charges on Sept. 22. The \u200ccouple were accused of accepting \u201chundreds of thousands of \u200cdollars\u201d\u2063 of bribes from three New Jersey\u2062 businessmen in \u2062exchange for the senator\u2019s agreement to use \u200dhis position to \u201cprotect and enrich\u201d\u2064 the businessmen \u200cand the government of Egypt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/a-growing-list-of-democrats-call-on-menendez-to-resign-5499058?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>A Growing List\u2062 of\u2063 Democrats Call on\u200d Menendez\u2064 to Resign<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/a-growing-list-of-democrats-call-on-menendez-to-resign-5499058?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/presumption-of-innocence-sen-menendez-says-he-will-remain-in-office-despite-federal-indictment-5498303?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Presumption\u200b of Innocence\u2019: Sen. Menendez Says He Will Remain in\u2063 Office Despite\u2062 Federal Indictment<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/presumption-of-innocence-sen-menendez-says-he-will-remain-in-office-despite-federal-indictment-5498303?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According \u200dto the\u200c indictment, the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-says-menendez-should-be-judged-by-jurors-and-voters-not-democrat-politicians\/\" title=\"Cotton believes Menendez should face judgment from jurors and voters, not Democratic politicians.\">bribes\u2063 included gold bars worth<\/a> over $100,000, more\u2064 than $480,000 in cash, a Mercedes-Benz \u2064convertible, and home\u2063 furnishings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In\u200d a statement responding to the charges, Mr. Menendez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/chris-christie-rules-out-running-for-sen-menendezs-seat-in-new-jersey-5497923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a> he\u2064 had \u2063been\u2062 a victim of an &#8220;active\u2064 smear campaign.\u201d He\u2063 added, \u201cFor years, forces behind the scenes have repeatedly attempted to silence my \u200cvoice\u2063 and dig my \u2062political grave.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday,\u2064 when asked by a reporter why \u2064he is not resigning, Mr. Menendez said, \u201cBecause I\u2019m innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Sen. Bob Menendez \u2062(D-N.J.) speaks \u2064during a \u2062news conference\u2064 at Hudson County Community College&#8217;s North \u200cHudson \u2062Campus in Union\u200c City, New Jersey,\u200c on\u2063 Sept. 25, \u20622023.\u200c (Kena Betancur\/AFP via\u2064 Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Cotton called the charges\u200b against his Democratic colleague\u200d \u201cserious \u200dand\u2063 troubling,\u201d while noting the Department of Justice\u2019s\u2062 past record in\u2062 prosecuting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers China Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">public figures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>\u201cAt the \u2063same time, the Department of Justice has a troubling record of failure and corruption in cases\u2064 against\u2064 public figures, from Ted Stevens \u200bto \u200bBob McDonnell to Donald Trump to \u200cBob Menendez the last time around,\u201d Mr. Cotton \u200dadded, referring to \u20632015 federal corruption <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/justice-dept-pushes-back-against-sen-menendezs-defense-1734888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charges<\/a> against the \u2063New Jersey \u200csenator that were \u200beventually dropped in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>While Mr. Menendez has \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-house-democrat-blasts-party-extremists-for-undermining-israel-working-to-embolden-hamas\/\" title=\"Top House Democrat Blasts Party \u2018Extremists\u2019 For Undermining Israel, Working To \u2018Embolden Hamas\u2019\">resisted calls<\/a> to \u2062resign, he has decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/menendez-steps-down-from-senate-foreign-relations-committee-refuses-to-resign-amid-bribery-charges-5497091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step down temporarily<\/a> from his leading role \u200don the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Cotton\u2019s sentiment was echoed \u200cby Sen. Marco \u2063Rubio (R-Fla.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe allegations against the Senior Senator from \u200cNew Jersey are nasty \u200b&#038; the evidence offered difficult to explain away,\u201d\u200b Mr. Rubio wrote on X on Sept. 26. \u201cBut in America guilt is decided by\u2064 a jury, not politicians in fear of their party losing a\u200c Senate \u200bseat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Menendez, who has \u200brepresented New \u200dJersey in the Senate since \u20622006, is seeking\u2064 reelection in\u200d 2024. Shirley \u2064Maia-Cusick, a Republican Senate\u200b candidate for New Jersey, called on\u2064 Mr. Menendez \u2062to \u201cresign immediately\u201d in a\u2064 statement, adding that \u201cit \u200bis \u2062time for\u2064 justice to be served.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Over half \u200dof Senate Democrats have called on Mr. \u2063Menendez to resign, including \u200cSen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/a-growing-list-of-democrats-call-on-menendez-to-resign-5499058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cory Booker<\/a> (D-N.J.), Sen.\u200b Tammy Duckworth (R-Ill.), and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on the Senate Foreign\u2063 Relations Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many House \u200dDemocrats \u200calso called on the \u2063embattled\u2063 New Jersey\u2062 senator to step down, including Reps. Summer Lee (D-Pa.), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), Colin \u200dAllred (D-Texas), Jason Crow \u2062(D-Colo.), David\u2064 Trone (D-Md.), Lisa Blunt\u200c Rochester (D-Del.),\u00a0\u2062 Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), \u2062and\u200d Don Beyer\u2063 (D-Va.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA jury will decide \u2062whether Senator Menendez committed \u200bfederal crimes that\u200d can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, but the\u200d preponderance \u200bof evidence presented in the indictment makes it impossible for him to continue serving in the U.S. Senate, and I urge \u200bhim to\u2062 resign,\u201d Mr. Beyer \u2063wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Beyer\u200c added, \u201cI further urge\u200d the\u2063 Administration and my colleagues in \u200cCongress and to note and respond forcefully to the covert \u200dEgyptian campaign \u200cto \u2062thwart American foreign policy \u200baims detailed in the indictment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Menendez is\u2064 scheduled to appear in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal court<\/a> in Manhattan on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What principles does the author emphasize as crucial in the face of \u200ccorruption charges against politicians?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ersey are serious and\u200d deeply \u200cconcerning,\u201d Sen. Rubio said\u200b in a statement. \u201cHowever, the legal process\u200d must be allowed to unfold\u200b and Senator Menendez should be granted his day in court. It is not up to politicians to determine guilt or \u2063innocence, but rather the \u200cresponsibility of the justice \u2062system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Menendez\u200d is not the first politician \u2063to face charges of corruption, and he certainly will not be the \u200blast. However, it is essential that we uphold the principles of justice\u200d and due process. Every individual,\u200b regardless of their position or political affiliation, \u200cdeserves \u2063a fair trial and the \u2062opportunity to present their case in\u2063 court.<\/p>\n<p>The charges against Sen.\u200c Menendez are serious, and\u200b if proven true, they would represent a grave betrayal of the public&#8217;s trust. However, it \u200bis \u2064important to remember that at\u2062 this stage,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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He believes Menendez&#8217;s fate should be determined by jurors and the voters of New Jersey, rather than Democratic politicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":2046148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2046147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}