Comedian Jon Stewart called out former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sens. Bob Menendez, D.N.J. and Hunter Biden in a corruption-focused segment titled “How Stupid Are You?” on Monday criticized.
Mr. Stewart first took aim at Mr. Menendez, calling his alleged crimes “egregious,” and adding, “Sir, you are an elected official of America’s most respected legislative body. Something like that,” he added. There’s no need to comically break the law when legal corruption in the Senate is so lucrative. ”
Menendez is accused of accepting bribes from three wealthy New Jersey businessmen in exchange for various favors, including interfering with criminal investigations and benefiting the governments of Egypt and Qatar. ing. Mr. Stewart also took aim at insider trading in Congress, which has not yet taken a vote.
The comedian described Pelosi as one of the “biggest beneficiaries” of stock trading ability, and went on to say that House members should not be banned from trading stocks, but should be allowed to participate in the “free market.” He showed a video of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. . ”
Comedian Jon Stewart takes aim at Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Bob Menendez and Hunter Biden in a segment on “The Daily Show” about corruption. (Screenshot/TheDailyShow)
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“Here’s the key: In a free market, everyone has access to the same information.” Mr Stewart said. “So I don’t understand unless you’re going to put all of us on a committee.”
He then pointed to the $2 billion investment Jared Kushner’s company received from Saudi Arabia, and then questioned whether the president’s son could have won a seat on Burisma’s board if his last name wasn’t “Biden.” I played a video of them being asked questions. “Probably not,” Biden responded in the video.
“While senators and representatives have been evasive, posturing, and refusing to answer any trivial questions, we know that former senators are the most honest and transparent people when it comes to government corruption. You know you’re in trouble, crackhead,” Stewart joked. “Robert Menendez’s acquisition of gold in exchange for favorable bills is clearly a cartoonish corruption. But the state of government patronage and influence that Menendez has now is of a completely different kind. How stupid are people who think that?”
Stewart also removed the names of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and former Republican Sen. Richard Burr at the beginning of the segment. Barr was investigated in 2020 for selling a large number of his stocks before the coronavirus pandemic rocked the economy.
Hunter Biden leaves a House Oversight Committee meeting at the Capitol on January 10th. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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Jury selection for Menendez’s first federal corruption trial in a decade began Monday. Menendez will stand trial along with two of the three businessmen accused of accepting bribes, real estate developers Fred Dybes and Wael Hana.
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Duives and Mr. Hana have all maintained their innocence. A third businessman, Jose Uribe, pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against the other businessmen.
Sen. Bob Menendez (DN.J.) departs the Senate chamber at the Capitol on September 28, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Menendez announced in November that he would not seek re-election as a Democrat, but did not rule out running as an independent.
