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January 09, 2024

Menendez speaks out against corruption charges on Senate floor

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) launched an extraordinary diatribe against federal prosecutors on the Senate floor Tuesday, saying their corruption charges against him amount to a “persecution” rather than a prosecution.

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