Bob Menendez, a Democrat senator from New Jersey, played a pivotal role in covering up the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist who was a vocal critic of the Egyptian government.
Menendez's alleged involvement in the cover-up is revealed in "Gold Bar Bob: The Downfall of the Most Corrupt U.S. Senator," a new book co-authored by Thomas Jason Anderson and Isabel Vincent. According to the book, Menendez acted as a "mob boss" for New Jersey and worked with Egyptian officials to conceal their role in Khashoggi's murder.
The Egyptian government had significant motive to silence Khashoggi, who had been critical of their human rights record and the Muslim Brotherhood. The Egyptians were also under pressure from Western countries due to their long history of alleged human rights abuses. Menendez, as head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was instrumental in shielding Egypt from consequences.
The book claims that Menendez facilitated Egyptian officials' role in the murder by providing them with intelligence related to US embassy personnel in Cairo. He also worked to remove sanctions on Egypt and assured Egyptian officials that he had done so. Just months later, Khashoggi was killed.
Menendez's actions were designed to protect Egyptian interests, allowing them to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia while avoiding American sanctions. The move not only advanced Egypt's regional influence but also enabled them to sell arms to Russia during the Ukraine conflict.
The author argues that Menendez's involvement in covering up Khashoggi's murder was a "con job" that fooled the media and the public. The book calls for re-examining Menendez's actions as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, citing high stakes for global diplomacy, intelligence, alliances, and human rights standards.
Menendez is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence for bribery and other felonies. His alleged role in covering up Khashoggi's murder raises serious questions about the credibility of the US government and its handling of intelligence, alliances, and foreign policy.
Menendez's alleged involvement in the cover-up is revealed in "Gold Bar Bob: The Downfall of the Most Corrupt U.S. Senator," a new book co-authored by Thomas Jason Anderson and Isabel Vincent. According to the book, Menendez acted as a "mob boss" for New Jersey and worked with Egyptian officials to conceal their role in Khashoggi's murder.
The Egyptian government had significant motive to silence Khashoggi, who had been critical of their human rights record and the Muslim Brotherhood. The Egyptians were also under pressure from Western countries due to their long history of alleged human rights abuses. Menendez, as head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was instrumental in shielding Egypt from consequences.
The book claims that Menendez facilitated Egyptian officials' role in the murder by providing them with intelligence related to US embassy personnel in Cairo. He also worked to remove sanctions on Egypt and assured Egyptian officials that he had done so. Just months later, Khashoggi was killed.
Menendez's actions were designed to protect Egyptian interests, allowing them to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia while avoiding American sanctions. The move not only advanced Egypt's regional influence but also enabled them to sell arms to Russia during the Ukraine conflict.
The author argues that Menendez's involvement in covering up Khashoggi's murder was a "con job" that fooled the media and the public. The book calls for re-examining Menendez's actions as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, citing high stakes for global diplomacy, intelligence, alliances, and human rights standards.
Menendez is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence for bribery and other felonies. His alleged role in covering up Khashoggi's murder raises serious questions about the credibility of the US government and its handling of intelligence, alliances, and foreign policy.
. So, like, he was a senator from New Jersey who allegedly helped cover up the murder of this journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, who was totally critical of Egypt's government. And Menendez was like the "mob boss" for New Jersey or something? I don't get how that works, but apparently he worked with Egyptian officials to keep them from getting in trouble.
. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's super suspicious how Menendez kept going despite all this and how long it took to get him held accountable.
That's just not okay, you know? The fact that he was acting as some sort of "mob boss" for New Jersey and working with Egyptian officials to cover it up is just mind-blowing. I don't even have words, tbh... 
The book says that Menendez was doing it for Egyptian interests, but shouldn't we be more concerned about protecting American lives and democracy over some country's regional influence?!?! 
he played with fire and got burned big time 11 years in prison for what? some tiny bribe thingy but the real crime is he covered up Jamal Khashoggi's murder that's like, way more serious than just some white collar crime you gotta feel bad for Khashoggi's family and his loved ones 
. I mean, I've heard of senators using their power to help out friends or family, but this is on a whole different level 
. And with Menendez already serving an 11-year prison sentence for other crimes, this just adds to all the questions about his integrity 
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. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens next 
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And what about the Egyptian government, were they in on it too or did Menendez act alone? 
. And let's not forget the fact that Menendez was instrumental in shielding Egypt from consequences, essentially giving them free rein to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and Russia while avoiding American sanctions 
. It's no wonder the author calls for re-examining his actions as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman - it's high stakes for global diplomacy, intelligence, alliances, and human rights standards, indeed! 
... this whole thing with Jamal Khashoggi is just mind-blowin' 
. It's just crazy to think about him workin' with Egyptian officials to keep 'em from gettin' punished for killin' this poor journalist 
Anyway, I think the book makes some pretty strong points about Menendez's actions and how they reflect on the US government as a whole 
. It's just sad that it took so long to come out... 11 years in prison is a long time 
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It's like he got off scot-free because of who he knew and what connections he had. Unbelievable!
. It's like he thought he could get away with it just because he had a high position in the Senate 
. The fact that he was working with Egyptian officials to conceal their role in Khashoggi's murder is just appalling 
anyway, 11 year prison sentence is pretty harsh for someone who wasnt even convicted of anything related to Khashoggis murder, just a bunch of circumstancial evidence against him