Prosecutors allege that Senator Robert Menendez took bribes in exchange for approving arms sales and leaking sensitive information to Egyptian government
Prosecutors allege that Senator Robert Menendez took bribes in exchange for approving arms sales and leaking sensitive information to Egyptian government
He was primaried in 2018. Opponent got a third of the vote with a campaign that raised so little it didn’t meet the minimum for campaign finance reporting ($10,000). He had, at this point, already been tried for corruption and escaped conviction through a mistrial. His campaign that year raised nearly $4 million.
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