Prosecution of Senator Shows Justice's Double Standard

 

  Patriot Post  "Corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) cleared a federal grand jury Wednesday, which itself smacks of political corruption inside the Department of Revenge Justice. According to the DOJ’s allegations, Menendez accepted bribes from a Florida eye doctor. Menendez said it was only a friendship. Former federal prosecutor Adam Lurie told The Wall Street Journal, “I think the government’s real challenge here is going to be overcoming the friendship evidence. Doing something for a friend is not a crime, and doing something because you also have a real policy concern about something is not a crime. And I think the government is going to have to deal with both of those issues here.” Attacking Menendez could solidify the Democrat Party behind Obama, as the senator was a vocal opponent of the Obama administration’s diplomatic actions with Iran and Cuba. Meanwhile, former IRS official Lois Lerner, who helped Obama win re-election by targeting conservative groups, will not be charged with contempt of Congress. According to The Hill, a DOJ attorney said it would be “inappropriate.” Indeed, Obama doesn’t send the DOJ after his friends."

 DOJ lets Lois Lerner off the contempt hook  . . . " However, Machen said DOJ lawyers determined that Lerner “did not waive her Fifth Amendment right by making an opening statement on May 22, 2013, because she made only a general claims of innocence.' ”

 Senator Bob Menendez indicted on 14 counts of corruption . . . " As has been suggested, I question the timing.  Menendez has stepped aside as ranking minority member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, which is a blow to efforts in Congress to force the president to submit any Iran agreement to their scrutiny, as well as impose further sanctions on Iran prior to the conclusion of a nuclear agreement."