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2017-11-08 Home Front: Culture Wars

Senator Menendez Juror Asks Trial Judge: ‘What Is a Senator?'

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2017-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 So, it was an entirely reasonable question, which the journalist tried to make the juror look like an idiot. This is why nobody trusts you, media.

Posted by Herb McCoy7309 2017-11-08 00:38|| 2017-11-08 00:38|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd like to know the type of person this question came from; he could be a ballbuster / pain in the ass sort. Then again, it's very unlikely blithering idiots would have made it to the jury in the first place, especially this jury.

Posted by Raj 2017-11-08 02:02|| 2017-11-08 02:02|| Front Page Top

#3 "The juror’s question, odd as it may have seemed, may have related to whether Melgen could have been considered a Menendez constituent."

It's right there, the juror isn't an idiot, the journalist just tried to make him look that way. Because that's what journalists do.

Posted by Herb McCoy7309 2017-11-08 02:17|| 2017-11-08 02:17|| Front Page Top

#4 I didn't presume idiocy on the juror's part; I offered up a few alternative behaviour patterns instead.

Posted by Raj 2017-11-08 02:34|| 2017-11-08 02:34|| Front Page Top

#5 'What Is a Senator'

Hopefully something that Robert Menedez will very soon no longer be ?

Posted by Besoeker 2017-11-08 06:51|| 2017-11-08 06:51|| Front Page Top

#6 A citizen legislator (usually a lawyer) who enters office a thousandaire and leaves a multimilllionaire, inexplicably

Posted by Frank G 2017-11-08 07:09|| 2017-11-08 07:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Snark of the day?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-11-08 07:48|| 2017-11-08 07:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Hopefully something that Robert Menedez will very soon no longer be ?

Sorry Beso. The Dems have made it clear that they will fight to retain Menendez in the Senate. He is a Swamp Monster and the other Swamp Monsters, regardless of their supposed party, fight for their own.

Posted by AlanC 2017-11-08 08:41|| 2017-11-08 08:41|| Front Page Top

#9 He is a Swamp Monster and the other Swamp Monsters, regardless of their supposed party, fight for their own. interest - how many of them would be in the same situation if investigated thoroughly?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-11-08 08:43|| 2017-11-08 08:43|| Front Page Top

#10 I think the commenters are missing it: Juror asks judge question that judge decides not to answer. Mistrial. Motivations of juror and judge irrelevant but for outcome.

Posted by M. Murcek 2017-11-08 15:12|| 2017-11-08 15:12|| Front Page Top

#11 @#10 - yup!

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2017-11-08 19:21|| 2017-11-08 19:21|| Front Page Top

#12 having just spent 2 weeks in a Superior Court, I can attest: The Judge does not have to answer all questions, he can refer them to the evidence which addressed that issue. Not necessarily a mistrial argument, but I'm sure the defense attorneys might attempt it

Posted by Frank G 2017-11-08 20:23|| 2017-11-08 20:23|| Front Page Top

#13 errr: 3 weeks. Why anyone does this voluntarily (even with the $) is beyond me

Posted by Frank G 2017-11-08 20:24|| 2017-11-08 20:24|| Front Page Top

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