“People talk about the Trump DOJ, but it was the Democrats who started weaponizing the Justice Dept. When, as the Chairman of the SFRC, I didn’t go along with Obama’s Iran deal, I was indicted, and the next day after being stripped of my position, Obama announced the Iran deal. Obama told me that he could not have the Democratic Chairman of the SFRC be against him. By having me removed as the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Obama removed my major opposition to his Iran deal. It was a bad deal for the US and for our ally, Israel,” writes soon-to-be-incarcerated former New Jersey Senator “Gold Bars Bob” Menendez in a Friday tweet thread.

Continued the disgraced politician who literally googled “how much is one kilo of gold worth” after bringing a few home from a 2021 trip to Qatar: “This was the ultimate weaponization of the Justice Dept for a political purpose. 10 of 12 jurors didn’t believe ANY of the government’s case, and the Federal Judge overseeing the case, dismissed the most serious counts, saying, ‘there was no there, there!’ But the damage was done! So when Democrats talk about weaponizing the Justice Dept, they should look into their own past actions. Obama was willing to use the Justice Department to pursue and preserve the legacy issue he felt would earn him the Nobel Prize he had received.”

Before you say “Holy shit dude, just tweet ‘Please pardon me, @realDonaldTrump!’ already,” you have to realize that this whole pro-Israel, anti-Iran nuclear deal, use of key words like “weaponizing,” and – in a particularly shrewd move, mentioning Obama’s Nobel Peace prize – is all just groundwork-laying. The next tweet will probably have to be an expression of remorse for voting to convict Trump twice in his impeachment trials, say he was coerced or something. THEN comes the big ask.