Dancing in the Dark Money

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🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Prosecutors ain’t nothing but tired of New Jersey’s political corruption. WNYC’s Nancy Solomon, host of the Dead End podcast, explains the cases against Sen. Robert Menendez and power broker George Norcross. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdotter, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good afternoon. Thank you all for being here today. Joining me at the podium.
0:05.6	This New Jersey press conference was not your average press conference.
0:10.0	Yes, you've got your podium, your porters, your suits, your ties, but one guy in a suit in the very front row isn't wearing any socks.
0:19.0	We're here today to announce the unsealing of a 13-count indictment charging George
0:23.4	Norcross with leading a criminal enterprise. George Norcross is sitting
0:27.0	sockless at the press conference being held to announce charges against George
0:32.0	Norcross. is is that if you don't go along with the demands of those in political power you'll get
0:44.4	hurt.
0:45.4	New Jersey party boss George Norcross got a reign today.
0:49.2	The trial of Senator Bob Menendez is winding down.
0:52.3	That's the one with all the gold bars.
0:54.0	Why New Jersey political corruption hits different?
0:57.2	Ahead on Today Explained.
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