Robert Menendez Says He’s Fighting A Smear Campaign Against ‘ridiculous’ Allegations
"A year after a false smear campaign was launched against me, once again we see anonymous sources," Menendez, who now chairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Via NJ.com:
JERSEY CITY — Saying he was the target of a yearlong "false smear campaign," U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez on Friday blasted a television news report that said he allegedly used his office to help campaign contributors.
At events in his native Hudson County, the Democrat said he treated Roberto and William Isaias — banking magnates from Ecuador accused of embezzling more than $100 million before fleeing to the United States — like hundreds of other immigrants who came to his office seeking help.
In a report Thursday night, WNBC-TV, quoting anonymous sources, said federal authorities were conduct...