A surprising split screen has emerged between Washington and the indicted Democrat's home state.
Sen. Bob Menendez arrives to speak during a news conference at Hudson County Community College's North Hudson Campus in Union City, New Jersey, on September 25, 2023. | Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty ImagesIn the days since Sen. Bob Menendez’s stunning indictment on federal bribery charges, a surprising split screen has emerged.
In Washington, it’s a different story. President Joe Biden punted, with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre telling reporters yesterday that the matter was, in the president’s view, “up to [Menendez] and the Senate leadership to decide.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and No. 2 leader Sen. Dick Durbin , meanwhile, have already made statements standing by Menendez.
But only today will those lawmakers return to Washington to face an inquiring Capitol press corps who will be demanding an answer on the Menendez question. In defiant public comments Monday in his hometown of Union City, N.J., Menendez explained that the $480,000 in cash found in his closet were for “emergencies” and was withdrawn from his own personal accounts. He accused prosecutors from the Southern District of New York of hyping the indictment to make it “as salacious as possible.”
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