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Former Attorney General Bill Barr said the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump poses a very significant threat to Trump’s future.
“If even half of it is true, he is toast,” Barr said. “I mean, it’s a very detailed indictment, and it’s very, very damning.”

In an interview on Fox News Sunday, Barr dismissed the idea—advanced by
Trump and his supporters—that the 38-count federal indictment is a
political attack intended to damage his 2024 presidential campaign. “This
idea of presenting Trump as a victim here—a victim of a witch hunt—is ridiculous," Barr told host Shannon Bream.

"We can't forget here that this entire thing came about because of
reckless conduct of the president,” Barr said. “If he had just turned over
the documents, which I think every other person in the country would have done...they’re the government’s documents, they’re official records,
they’re not his personal records."

“Battle plans for an attack on another country,” Barr said, “are in no
universe Donald J. Trump’s personal documents.” Trump

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In a speech in Columbus, Georgia Saturday, Trump railed against the
indictment, describing the Justice Department as “a sick nest of people
that needs to be cleaned out immediately.” He said the special counsel,
Jack Smith, was “deranged” and “openly a Trump hater.”

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“The baseless indictment of me by the Biden administration’s weaponized Department of Injustice will go down as among the most horrific abuses of
power in the history of our country,” Trump told a crowd at the Georgia Republican Party’s state convention.

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In article <ueiu7s$3pbnq$49@dont-email.me>

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called on Sen. Bob Menendez,
D-N.J., to resign following a federal indictment.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced the indictment Friday
morning at a press conference.

"Today, I'm announcing that my office has obtained a three count
indictment charging Senator Robert Menendez, his wife, Nadine
Menendez, and three New Jersey businessmen, Wael Hana, Jose Uribe
and Fred Daibes for bribery offenses," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams
said at a press conference on Friday morning.

According to the indictment, the couple accepted "hundreds of
thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using Menendez's
power and influence as a senator to seek to protect and enrich Hana,
Uribe, and Daibes and to benefit the Arab Republic of Egypt."

DEMOCRATIC SEN. BOB MENENDEZ STEPS DOWN 'TEMPORARILY' AS CHAIRMAN OF
SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE

The alleged bribes included gold, cash, payments toward a mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury car, and "other
things of value."

Menendez had disclosed his family accepted gold bars in 2020.

The indictment alleges that Menendez and his wife, from at least
2018 through 2022, "engaged in a corrupt relationship" with three
New Jersey businessmen.

In a statement, Murphy said the allegations are troubling and called
on Menendez to resign.

"The allegations in the indictment against Senator Menendez and four
other defendants are deeply disturbing. These are serious charges
that implicate national security and the integrity of our criminal
justice system. Under our legal system, Senator Menendez and the
other defendants have not been found guilty and will have the
ability to present evidence disputing these charges, and we must
respect the process," Murphy said. "However, the alleged facts are
so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to
effectively represent the people of our state. Therefore, I am
calling for his immediate resignation."

DEMOCRATIC SEN. BOB MENENDEZ FACING INDICTMENT ON BRIBERY CHARGES

Responding to the calls to resign, Menendez said he's staying put.

"Those who believe in justice believe in innocence until proven
guilty. I intend to continue to fight for the people of New Jersey
with the same success I’ve had for the past five decades," he said.
"This is the same record of success these very same leaders have
lauded all along. It is not lost on me how quickly some are rushing
to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat. I am not going
anywhere."

The senator earlier said that prosecutors misrepresented the normal
work of a Congressional office" and are attempting to "dig my
political grave."

"The excesses of these prosecutors is apparent. They have
misrepresented the normal work of a Congressional office. On top of
that, not content with making false claims against me, they have
attacked my wife for the longstanding friendships she had before she
and I even met," Menendez said.

Prosecutors allege Menendez gave sensitive U.S. government
information to Hana, who's an Egyptian-American businessman, who
"secretly aided the Government of Egypt."

Menendez allegedly pressured an official at the Department of
Agriculture with the goal of protecting a business monopoly granted
to Hana by the Egyptian government.

In return, Hana allegedly kicked back profits from the monopoly to
Menendez, the indictment states.

Fox News Digital's Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-jersey-governor-phil-murphy- calls-senator-menendez-resign-following-indictment

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In article <ui9ish$74gu$8@dont-email.me>

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called on Sen. Bob Menendez,
D-N.J., to resign following a federal indictment.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced the indictment Friday
morning at a press conference.

"Today, I'm announcing that my office has obtained a three count
indictment charging Senator Robert Menendez, his wife, Nadine
Menendez, and three New Jersey businessmen, Wael Hana, Jose Uribe
and Fred Daibes for bribery offenses," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams
said at a press conference on Friday morning.

According to the indictment, the couple accepted "hundreds of
thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using Menendez's
power and influence as a senator to seek to protect and enrich Hana,
Uribe, and Daibes and to benefit the Arab Republic of Egypt."

DEMOCRATIC SEN. BOB MENENDEZ STEPS DOWN 'TEMPORARILY' AS CHAIRMAN OF
SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE

The alleged bribes included gold, cash, payments toward a mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury car, and "other
things of value."

Menendez had disclosed his family accepted gold bars in 2020.

The indictment alleges that Menendez and his wife, from at least
2018 through 2022, "engaged in a corrupt relationship" with three
New Jersey businessmen.

In a statement, Murphy said the allegations are troubling and called
on Menendez to resign.

"The allegations in the indictment against Senator Menendez and four
other defendants are deeply disturbing. These are serious charges
that implicate national security and the integrity of our criminal
justice system. Under our legal system, Senator Menendez and the
other defendants have not been found guilty and will have the
ability to present evidence disputing these charges, and we must
respect the process," Murphy said. "However, the alleged facts are
so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to
effectively represent the people of our state. Therefore, I am
calling for his immediate resignation."

DEMOCRATIC SEN. BOB MENENDEZ FACING INDICTMENT ON BRIBERY CHARGES

Responding to the calls to resign, Menendez said he's staying put.

"Those who believe in justice believe in innocence until proven
guilty. I intend to continue to fight for the people of New Jersey
with the same success I’ve had for the past five decades," he said.
"This is the same record of success these very same leaders have
lauded all along. It is not lost on me how quickly some are rushing
to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat. I am not going
anywhere."

The senator earlier said that prosecutors misrepresented the normal
work of a Congressional office" and are attempting to "dig my
political grave."

"The excesses of these prosecutors is apparent. They have
misrepresented the normal work of a Congressional office. On top of
that, not content with making false claims against me, they have
attacked my wife for the longstanding friendships she had before she
and I even met," Menendez said.

Prosecutors allege Menendez gave sensitive U.S. government
information to Hana, who's an Egyptian-American businessman, who
"secretly aided the Government of Egypt."

Menendez allegedly pressured an official at the Department of
Agriculture with the goal of protecting a business monopoly granted
to Hana by the Egyptian government.

In return, Hana allegedly kicked back profits from the monopoly to
Menendez, the indictment states.

Fox News Digital's Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-jersey-governor-phil-murphy- calls-senator-menendez-resign-following-indictment

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