Teamsters Union president Sean O’Brien praised former President Donald J. Trump’s decision to pick U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his vice presidential
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SenatorBobMenendez(D-NJ)wasfoundguiltyof16countsofpubliccorruptionbyajuryinhisfederalcorruptiontrial.TheNewJerseyDemocratwasaccusedofsellinghisofficeforbribesandassistingtheforeigngovernmentsofEgyptandQatar.Eachcountcarriesapotentialsentenceofupwardsof20years.Amongthecharges,Menendezhasbeenfoundguiltyofconspiracytocommitbribery,conspiracytocommitwirefraud,conspiracytocommitextortion,andobstructionofjustice.
LastSeptember,TheNationalPulsereportedthattheseniorNewJerseyDemocraticSenatorwasindictedbyafederalgrandjuryintheSouthernDistrictofNewYorkoverallegationsofpubliccorruptioninvolvingattemptstoinfluenceafederalprosecutionandparticipationinaforeigninfluenceoperation.Accordingtofederalprosecutors,Menendezworkedtodisrupttheprosecut
