Breitbart: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Thursday called on the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez after his trial for corruption ended in a mistrial this week.
“Senator Menendez was indicted on numerous federal felonies. He is one of only twelve U.S. Senators to have been indicted in our history,” McConnell said in a statement. “His trial shed light on serious accusations of violating the public’s trust as an elected official, as well as potential violations of the Senate’s Code of Conduct.”
The judge in the trial declared a mistrial after jurors were unable to agree on a verdict. Menendez was accused of lobbying on behalf of a wealthy benefactor’s political interests in exchange for lavish gifts and hundreds of thousands in campaign donations.
“Because of the seriousness of these charges, I am calling on the Senate Ethics committee to immediately investigate Senator Menendez’s actions which led to his indictment,” McConnell said. read more
Whitewash.
Can we get rid of Mitch McConnell? And BTW, F you Kentucky.
Mitch could have done that long ago, with good reason. Now it’s just to look like he’s being consistent regarding his treatment of Moore, and to keep no-boundaries, hot head Menendez in a cage.
Investigate Franken in the same committee and save some money.
“He is one of only twelve U.S. Senators to have been indicted in our history,”
Would his buddy John “wet start” McCain be one of those 12? Hmmm?
(air quote) “investigation” (air quote)
Does the name of Senator Robert Packwood ring anyone’s bell? This may actually accomplish more than a jury of ignoramuses selected by defense lawyers for their functional illiteracy. At least the Senators won’t be asking what a Senator is supposed to do for a living. Or, will they?
Senate and “ethics committee” in the same sentence?
A pack of thieves judging a petty thief for what they’ve done repeatedly for years.
Are they attempting to show the voting masses that the senate has integrity? Laughingly Futile.
Who had the temerity to wake the old boy up?
TERM LIMITS
When your job is to get re-elected instead of doing your job, it’s time to put a cap on this behavior.
“There you go buddy, you’re free to read and vote on bills as the voters expect you to do, b/c you ain’t coming back at the end of your term anyway.”
Since when did the senate have ethics?
Anybody have an idea of how many open congressional investigations there currently are?
These chuckleheads need a not so gentle reminder they are a legislative body, not an investigative one.
Another Dem skates??
Gosh.
Yes, by all means, let’s have swamp creatures investigate swamp creatures!
Mitch, your timing is impeccable…..!
Committee investigations are just ways the Senate (and House, in their case) shade and conceal through bullshit and bluster. It gives all the maggots moments to huff and puff, bloviate and editorialize, about nothing in particular, while maintaining their self-righteous indignation that someone other than themselves got caught doing what they all do, and doing that which everyone knows they do.
Geez … they make me want to puke … especially that filthy traitor McConnell.
izlamo delenda est …
I see a strongly worded letter in someone’s future.
In the last several years after hundreds of investigations, there have been zero “convictions”.