In
Menendez Trial
Defense
Counsel
Questions What
Nadine Thanked
For Then Press
Asks
by
Matthew Russell Lee
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
June 5 – 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. This
scoop
was true.
Later a
superseder was unveiled,
including charges of bribes to
act for Qatar...
On April 11, 2024
after Nadine Menendez and then
the government asked for
delay, to July or undefined,
Judge Stein severed her case
and reaffirmed May 6, Inner
City Press thread
On Sunday night
April 14 the US wrote in again
asking for a delay to July,
six page letter on Patreon here.
But Judge Stein
told the parties to confer and
report by April 16 at 1 pm.
Then he set an April 17
conference, which Inner City
Press live tweeted and dubbed
"Berate-gate," thread
On May 13, jury
selection began - but did not
finish. Abit later, Menendez
got into an car with FOP NJ
plates.
On May 14 jury
selection continued but was
not yet completed, from the
ending, thread
Late on May 14,
the US Attorney's Office filed
opposition to slides the
defense wants to use in its
opening arguments, including
quotes from Colin Powell and
MLK, and when Nadine came into
possession of gold - full
letter on Patreon here
Inner City Press
live tweeted jury selection
and then opening arguments here,
then filmed Bob's exit (he
said he thought it went well
and that his guy did great).
On May 21, the US
Attorney's Office put on Wael
Hana's lawyer, then a US State
Department official working on
Congressional approval (or
holds) on arms transfer to
Egypt, thread here.
On May 23, with
the trial in haitus, docketed
was Menendez' lawyers
opposition to quashing his
subpoena for Jose Uribe's
attorney proffer and
communications with SDNY
prosecutors, filing on Patreon
here
On May 29, Inner
City Press live tweeted,
omitting Morton's steakhouse
but including this
On May 30,
Menendez's lawyer's (long)
cross, including this.
On May 31,
starting 1 pm, the agent was
cross examined, and then USDA
Ted McKinney on direct, thread
After the
trial day, Inner City Press
filed Menendez' walk to his
Jersey-plated car; asked why
he called McKinney he said,
Wait for the cross
[examination].
Nadine Menendez
hired a new lawyer, who
previously represented Sydney
Powell among others. Then
this: "ORDER as to Nadine
Menendez: At the request of
the defendant and with the
consent of the government
[Doc. No. 434], the status
conference is adjourned from
June 10 to June 12 at 5 :00
p.m.(Signed by Judge Sidney H.
Stein on 6/3/2024)."
On June 4 Judge
Stein dockted a partially
redacted Order in which he
denied Menendez's request that
the prosecutors give him
impeachment material about a
Confidential Human Source they
are not going to call as a
witness - but Menendez said he
will.
On June 5, Inner
City Press live tweeted - and
afterward asked Menendez a
question. Thread:
All rise! Judge
Stein: Government, call your
next witness. FBI Agent Rachel
Graves. Assistant US Attorney:
Did you prepare this summary
chart? Graves: Yes. But I
didn't choose the underlying
documents.
AUSA: Emails
& texts - how many?
Graves: 1000s of pages
AUSA: Mr. Richenthal, please
put up GX 1306. [E&K
Trucking, including its Chase
Bank signature card] AUSA:
Special Agent Graves, what's
the third name? Graves: Elvis
Parra, President.
AUSA: And this?
Graves: "Elvis Parra
Indicted."
AUSA: Special
Agent Graves, what is this?
Graves: Parts of a grand jury
testimony... AUSA: Play the
audio [Nadine voice mail to
Hana, then Jose Uribe's email
about a Sen Menendez cocktail
fundraiser, "no podemos
fallar" - we cannot
fail.] AUSA: Play the
audio of December 13, 2018
[Nadine to Bob Menendez / "Ro
Sorce" after car crash, "I'm
going to call Progressive."
Next up: the red
Mercedes...]
AUSA: What did
Nadine text to Hana? Graves: I
am so excited to be getting
the car next week. AUSA: What
did Hana text Daibes? Grave:
Hey Fred can you please help
Nadine with the car? Then
here's Hernandez to Uribe:
Cunningham is the lawyer
AUSA: Who texts Nadine here?
Graves: Andy. He texts, Are
you still up, I can call you.
Nadine says, I'm up. Then Andy
calls her, 25 minutes, 35
seconds. AUSA: The next day,
who does Nadine call? Graves:
Andy, for 3 minutes. Then
Menendez, 1 minute. Then
Hana AUSA: Nadine wrote
to Uribe, I will find out what
is going on. Then what?
Graves: Nadine
texted Menendez, Mon amour..
It got cold out so we can do
whatever you want. Heart
[emoji] AUSA: Uribe writes to
Nadine, I hope we can get
together, you me and Bob. Then
what? Graves: Nadine
texts, I am five minutes ago.
Then, I am here. Then Ray
Catena [car dealership] Leon
from there is in her contacts.
AUSA: Play the next audio.
[Nadine: I didn't hear from
Leon. I will go with Bob and
look at the cars, Saturday,
thanks so much]
AUSA: What does
Nadine text Menendez? Graves:
Both cars have brown interior.
Which one do you prefer? AUSA:
What does Menendez text?
Graves: Like them both.
Whichever you prefer.
[Menendez rests chin in his
hand, watching this]
AUSA: What does
Nadine text to Menendez?
Graves: Mon amour, can Mike
drive me to Edison [Ray Catena
Mercedes], he'll never have to
drive me again. AUSA: What
does Menendez reply? Grave:
Mon amour, Mike will be with
me in Manhattan. I will see if
Mateo can do it AUSA:
What does Nadine write to
Uribe? Agent Graves: She sends
the Mercedes Benz Financial
Services invoice. AUSA: And
what does Uribe respond?
Graves: I send you later. Then
he forwards it and says, I
don't want anything with my
name on it
AUSA: What does
Nadine write here? Agent
Graves: Bob had to go down to
Texas with some other
Senators, about the border.
Bob says it would have been
easy if we had wrapped it all
together. AUSA: Page 50, line
965, August 5, 2019 Graves:
Uribe says they'll meet
Cross
examination. Menendez' lawyer
Adam Fee: So in this one
Nadine said, I had to get my
nails done - & that Nadine
was renting a car for herself.
It says Yes you can, not thank
you, right? Agent Graves: It
says You you can. Fee: How far
down is thank you? A:
IDK Judge Stein: We
break here for the day.
More on X for
Subscribers here
and Substack here
The case is US v.
Menendez, et al., 23-cr-490
(Stein)
More
on Substack here
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