By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--November 15, 2017
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Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) was indicted on federal corruption charges Wednesday, accused of using the influence of his office to advance the business interests of a longtime friend and political supporter in exchange for luxury gifts, lavish vacations and more than $750,000 in campaign donations.?
“If we had anyone else in the White House, if we had any other president in the White House, any other of the Republicans that were running for president, never mind, have Hillary Clinton as president, the Menendez trial would be a very big item in all of our coverage. But this is what Donald Trump has done to coverage; the trying to keep up with everything the president is generating on a given day is just overwhelming. Now you have a special prosecutor and that is more important case than the Menendez case. If it not were for the special prosecutor’s investigation and the congressional investigations and the Trump presidency, Menendez coverage would be much higher.”
“There's a difference in asking a sitting Senator to step down than asking a candidate to step aside. ...Easier to ask a candidate to step aside. I think this is a serious problem the Democrats have with Bob Menendez that they are allowed to duck - by the way, this is one of the reasons why you don’t want your president tweeting all the time or at all if you’re a Republican. If you’re a Republican who wants the Bob Menendez trial to get more coverage, one of the things you want is a completely disciplined Republican Party that does not make news.”So, because Twitter exists, MSNBC can't cover Bob Menendez's obvious (and other not-so-obvious) crimes? Sorry MSNBC, no one's buying it. I suspect the real reason Lawrence O'Donnell doesn't have time to cover the Menendez trial is that he's too busy with expletive-filled rants designed to STOP THE HAMMERING!!!!
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