'Amazing timing’: DOJ reportedly set to charge Sen. Bob Menendez with corruption

Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, will reportedly be hit with criminal charges for corruption:

BREAKING NEWS: Feds to charge @SenatorMenendez with corruption via @CNN

— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) March 6, 2015

Bob Menendez to be charged by DoJ with corruption, reports CNN

— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 6, 2015

Justice Department preparing criminal corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez, say people briefed on case. http://t.co/OOp50A1DKo

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 6, 2015

Via CNN:

The Justice Department is preparing to bring criminal corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, alleging he used his Senate office to push the business interests of a Democratic donor and friend in exchange for gifts.

People briefed on the case say Attorney General Eric Holder has signed off on prosecutors’ request to proceed with charges, CNN has learned exclusively.

Back in January, Sen. Menendez made headlines for blasting the Obama administration’s handling of the Middle East, saying that the White House sounds as if their talking points “come straight out of Tehran.”

The “timing” was noticed:

Amazing timing, that DOJ nails Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., right after he becomes the loudest critic of Obama's Iran deal.

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 6, 2015

@Matthops82 @dmataconis that will teach him for opposing Obama on Iran Deal. ?

— HJ McNett (@mcnetthj) March 6, 2015

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Sen Bob Menendez criticizes Obama Iran policy – now CNN reports that DOJ likely to file charges against him. Things that make you say hmmm

— Richard Manning (@rmanning957) March 6, 2015

https://twitter.com/BlueShiftBlog/status/573923684412346371

@FreeBeacon @SenatorMenendez @CNN That'll learn him for supporting Israel/Netanyahu.

— Cooper's mom (@rwgranny) March 6, 2015

.@dcexaminer That ought to teach Menendez to never criticize Obama.

— B_C?? (@cherry_blanche1) March 6, 2015

https://twitter.com/thegoldfarb/status/573921888088539137
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/573924642479542274
https://twitter.com/JimmyPrinceton/status/573927029445279744
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/573923722127482880

Oh look; Harry Reid is also implicated in the Menendez grand jury investigation.http://t.co/vcPfQnHFFT pic.twitter.com/9MZoDIIYmf

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) March 6, 2015

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