Cruz: Menendez probe politically motivated

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Hill

Des Moines, Iowa -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) suggested Saturday that the Justice Department’s criminal corruption charges against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) are political retribution against the New Jersey Democrat for opposing the White House’s negotiations with Iran.

Cruz made the allegations to a throng of reporters jammed into the corner of a tent outside the Iowa Ag Summit in Des Moines without even having been asked about the Menendez criminal charges.

“The announcement this week by the Justice Department that they were bringing charges against Bob Menendez — I will point out that the timing seems awfully coincidental that … in the very week that Bob Menendez showed incredible courage to speak out and call out President Obama for the damage that his policy is doing to our national security … the Justice Department announces they’re moving forward with the criminal prosecution,” Cruz said.

“It raises the suggestion to other Democrats that if you dare part from the Obama White House, that criminal prosecutions will be used potentially as a political weapon against you as well,” he added.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/234966-cruz-menendez-probe-politically-motivated

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Isn't Menendez the same guy Republicans have been screaming about having broken the law in the past?

Or are there multiple Menendez's in Congress?

[groundloop]

2. Next up, Ted Cruz claims Bloody Sunday was staged so Pres. Obama could give a speech in Selma today.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Where the hell is my popcorn?

[ananda]

4. But not Benghazi?

LOL

[Dawson Leery]

5. kick

This is going to get interesting fast!

[A Simple Game]

6. No Ted. If this was retribution for opposing the White House

you would be the one facing charges.

Ted Cruz (R-Texas)? Shouldn't that be Ted Cruz (R-Iowa)? He seems to be there more than he is in Texas.

[sadoldgirl]

7. What a weird way of thinking!

So he hates Obama so much that he wants to
keep a Democrat in the Senate?

I cannot figure him out, except for the fact that
he always has to be in the lime light.

[riversedge]

12. Most of the comments so far are Obama-Democrat hate comments.....

Seems They are following Cruz 'logic' --which was probably the purpose (generate more Obama hate).

[truthisfreedom]

8. Poppycock.

Horse feathers.

[DeSwiss]

9. Well then, Sen. Bob can all on Ted as a character witness.

- That should be some good laughs for the jury......

[PatrynXX]

10. well thanks Ted but we already know which guys are Conservative

Unfortunatly not the public so maybe you helped some there

[dhill926]

11. ratfucking ratfucker....