Sen. Menendez Says Money From Home Seized by FBI Was Personal Savings

The New Jersey senator denies corruption charges, defends cash as savings, and makes no announcement about reelection.
Sen. Menendez Says Money From Home Seized by FBI Was Personal Savings
Sen. Robert Menendez arrives at a federal court to be indicted on corruption charges in Newark, N.J., on April 2, 2015. Kena Betancur/Getty Images
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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) asserted during a Sept. 25 press briefing that the accusations leveled against him by prosecutors are categorically false and that the evidence found in his home was money kept on hand because of his family’s history with communism.

The lawmaker didn’t address whether he would seek reelection next year.

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