A 14-count indictment of corruption charges doesn't faze Sen. Robert Menendez.
Entering a press conference Wednesday to loud applause and shouts of support, the New Jersey Democrat said he's "angry" at the charges leveled against him Wednesday by the Justice Department, calling investigators "dead wrong."
"I am outraged that prosecutors at the Justice Department were tricked into starting this investigation three years ago with false allegations by those who have a political motive to silence me," Menendez said. "I will not be silenced. I'm confident at the end of the day I will be vindicated and they will be exposed."
The Justice Department indicted Menendez on 14 federal corruption charges. The charges, including conspiracy and bribery, are linked to his relationship with longtime friend and donor Salomon Melgen, an ophthalmologist in Florida. He's accused of accepting gifts from Melgen, who also was charged, in exchange for political favors. Read more about what's in the 68-page indictment here. (It's a doozy.)
http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/bob-menendez-i-am-outraged-over-federal-corruption-charges-20150401
Entering a press conference Wednesday to loud applause and shouts of support, the New Jersey Democrat said he's "angry" at the charges leveled against him Wednesday by the Justice Department, calling investigators "dead wrong."
"I am outraged that prosecutors at the Justice Department were tricked into starting this investigation three years ago with false allegations by those who have a political motive to silence me," Menendez said. "I will not be silenced. I'm confident at the end of the day I will be vindicated and they will be exposed."
The Justice Department indicted Menendez on 14 federal corruption charges. The charges, including conspiracy and bribery, are linked to his relationship with longtime friend and donor Salomon Melgen, an ophthalmologist in Florida. He's accused of accepting gifts from Melgen, who also was charged, in exchange for political favors. Read more about what's in the 68-page indictment here. (It's a doozy.)
http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/bob-menendez-i-am-outraged-over-federal-corruption-charges-20150401
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