WFB:
One of the jurors from Sen. Bob Menendez’s federal corruption trial attended the New Jersey Democrat’s election night victory party on Tuesday.
A New Jersey reporter tweeted out video of the juror, Evelyn Arroyo-Maultsby, explaining at Menendez’s headquarters in the Garden State why she voted to reelect the senator.
“I came out here tonight because I know Bob Menendez is a very good man, and I was in a courtroom and I saw all the evidence that they didn’t have enough evidence,” Arroyo-Maultsby said. “What he did wrong, he did nothing wrong. He’s a great man. That’s why I’m supporting Menendez. I voted for him. I voted blue.”
Arroyo-Maultsby also showed that she was wearing a Menendez t-shirt.
Last year, Menendez faced trial for 18 counts of alleged corruption after federal prosecutors accused him of carrying out “official favors” for Salomon Melgen, a friend and mega-donor, in exchange for private flights, vacations, and campaign contributions.
Prosectors alleged that Menendez started accepting bribes from Melgen, a Florida eye doctor, after he entered the Senate in 2006. A judge declared a mistrial in November 2017 after the jury deadlocked on all charges.
The Department of Justice initially said it would retry the case, but eventually decided to drop it. more here
SNIP: The same thing happened after Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial. A few jurors ended up partying with him at his Neverland Ranch.
Some people are just star f*ckers.
The government is corrupt; why would a flawed Jury System be a surprise? It has become “a jury of your peeps.”
If you can’t beat them, beat them….
Democratic party slogan.
I thought you had to be 18 years-old to be a juror?