Pressure is mounting for Democrats to fork over donations they took from a political action committee tied to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who faces resignation calls from liberals after being indicted for the second time in eight years.
Federal prosecutors on Friday announced corruption charges against Menendez, who has maintained his innocence, for allegedly using his position of power to boost Egypt's government in exchange for bribes. Through the years, Menendez's New Millennium PAC has sprinkled hundreds of thousands of dollars combined into the campaign coffers for Democratic senators and House members, some of whom are vowing to return contributions and also demanding that the New Jersey senator step down.
Menendez is being accused of unlawfully dishing out favors for three businessmen in exchange for a Mercedes-Benz, gold bars, cash, and mortgage payments. Federal investigators located over $480,000 at his New Jersey home stuffed in envelopes, a safe, and closets.
"It’s bizarre that Jon Tester and Bob Casey are returning only some of the money they took from Crooked Bob Menendez," National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Mike Berg, referring to how New Millennium PAC has given more than $10,000 each to the Tester and Casey campaigns, told the Washington Examiner.Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman said Tuesday she'll return $5,000 in campaign contributions from New Millennium PAC, while the New Jersey Globe reported that Rep.
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