{"id":2235593,"date":"2024-05-02T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendezs-attorneys-reveal-new-argument-for-why-senator-had-gold-bar-stash\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T13:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:28:23","slug":"menendezs-attorneys-reveal-new-argument-for-why-senator-had-gold-bar-stash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendezs-attorneys-reveal-new-argument-for-why-senator-had-gold-bar-stash\/","title":{"rendered":"Menendez&#8217;s lawyers present fresh rationale for senator&#8217;s gold bar cache"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmenendezs-attorneys-reveal-new-argument-for-why-senator-had-gold-bar-stash%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=2235593&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--><p>Senator Bob Menendez \u2062(D-NJ)\u200b recently provided a unique justification for the discovery of a significant amount of gold and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-of-thieves-review-another-overhyped-netflix-dud\/\" title=\"'Army of Thieves' Review: Another Overhyped Netflix Dud\">cash found<\/a> \u2062by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-2024-race-shapes-up-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-katie-porter\/\" title=\"California's 2024 race intensifies as contenders compete for Katie Porter's seat.\">law \u200denforcement<\/a> during a home \u2062raid. Menendez&#8217;s legal representatives claimed that &#8220;generational\u2063 trauma and a tendency to hoard reserves&#8221; were the driving\u2064 factors behind the\u200c stash. Allegations suggest\u200b he traded influence for cash and gold. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has offered a distinctive rationale for the large sum \u2064of gold and cash uncovered\u2064 by law enforcement in a \u200bhome raid.\u2062 His legal \u2062team\u2064 stated\u200d that &#8220;generational trauma and a penchant for\u200c hoarding \u200breserves&#8221; led \u200cto the \u2063accumulation. Accusations \u2064point \u200cto exchanges of influence for \u200ccash and gold.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bob-menendez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bob Menendez<\/a> (D-NJ) has a new reason for having a treasure trove of gold and cash that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-punts-on-ruling-whether-accused-classified-documents-leaker-should-be-detained-until-trial\/\" title=\"Judge punts on ruling whether accused classified documents leaker should be detained until trial\">law enforcement officers found<\/a> during a raid on his home.<\/p>\n<p>Menendez\u2019s attorneys argued that \u201cgenerational trauma and a habit to hoard reserves\u201d were the reasons the senator had the stash as he faces allegations that he sold his influence and received large amounts of cash and gold in return.<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-on-impeachment-senate-will-conduct-a-timely-and-fair-trial\/\" title=\"Schumer on Impeachment: Senate will conduct a timely and fair trial\">defense team<\/a> said the $480,000 and 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-congressional-candidate-proposes-legislative-ban-on-public-retirement-funds-of-investments-in-china\/\" title=\"California Congressional Candidate Proposes Legislative Ban on Public Retirement Funds of Investments in China\">gold bars<\/a> found at his home were there because he has a habit rooted in psychological trauma from his father\u2019s suicide and a family history of confiscated cash in Cuba.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>This image provided by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in New York shows two of the gold bars found during a search by federal agents of Sen. Bob Menendez\u2019s (D-NJ) home and safe deposit box. Menendez and his wife were indicted Friday on charges that they took bribes of cash, gold bars, and a luxury car for a range of corrupt acts, including having the Democrat use his influence over foreign affairs to benefit the authoritarian government of Egypt. (U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A psychologist is expected to testify about the claims, and the defense added Menendez\u2019s trauma from his father\u2019s death was exacerbated because he stopped paying his father\u2019s gambling debts shortly before.<\/p>\n<p>The hoard of cash and gold is viewed as a \u201ccoping mechanism\u201d that Menendez has said was for \u201cemergencies.\u201d The gold was worth an additional $100,000, according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/ahead-of-the-trend\/2708913\/california-bullet-train-still-blowing-through-budgets-and-time-frames-despite-biden-cash-injection\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have denounced Menendez\u2019s attorneys\u2019 call for a psychologist, saying Dr. Karen Rosenbaum\u2019s \u201cexplanation of why Menendez stored cash in his home appears to be little more than an impermissible attempt to offer hearsay statements of the defendant, and to seek to engender sympathy based on his family background, in the guise of expert testimony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Menendez\u2019s trial is scheduled to start on May 13, and his wife will face a separate trial. If convicted, he could resign and pick his successor for his Senate seat. Menendez, his wife, and two business partners also involved have all pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) offers a novel explanation for the discovery of gold and cash during a home raid. 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