{"id":2043050,"date":"2023-09-24T09:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T13:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-announces-2024-bid-against-senator-facing-bribery-charges\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T09:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T13:56:44","slug":"congressman-announces-2024-bid-against-senator-facing-bribery-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-announces-2024-bid-against-senator-facing-bribery-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman to Challenge Senator Accused of Bribery in 2024 Election."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongressman-announces-2024-bid-against-senator-facing-bribery-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2043050&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Andy Kim Announces Bid to Challenge Sen. Bob Menendez in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) has\u200b made an \u200dexciting announcement, declaring\u200c his intention to run \u2064for \u200dthe\u2063 seat currently \u2064held by\u200b Sen. \u200dBob\u2063 Menendez (D-N.J.) in the upcoming 2024\u200c election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Sen. Menendez, \u2063who \u200bis facing reelection in 2024, has recently been indicted on bribery charges,\u200b causing a stir in the political landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Despite\u200b mounting pressure to step down, Sen. Menendez \u2063has refused to\u200d resign.\u200b However, he has relinquished his position as the chairman of\u2064 the Senate\u200c Foreign Relations Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-senator-indicted-on-bribery-charges-prosecutors-5496691?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">US Senator Indicted \u200bon Bribery Charges: Prosecutors<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/22\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/white-house-refuses-to-comment-on-sen-menendez-bribery-charges-5496970?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">White \u2062House Refuses to Comment on Sen. Menendez Bribery Charges<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/22\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Expressing \u2063his\u200b motivation for running, Mr. Kim stated, &#8220;After calls to resign, \u2064Senator Menendez said &#8216;I am \u200cnot going\u2062 anywhere.&#8217; \u200cAs a\u2062 result, I feel compelled to run\u2064 against \u200dhim. Not something I expected to do,\u200d but NJ deserves better.&#8221; He made this\u2064 announcement on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Kim emphasized the importance of integrity and civility in politics, stating, \u200c&#8221;We \u200dcannot jeopardize the Senate or\u200d compromise our integrity. Please join me.&#8221; He also shared a link to his ActBlue fundraising <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/social-2024?refcode=launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> for his \u2063campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I grew up \u2062in \u200bNew Jersey and \u200bam proud to raise my family \u200dhere,&#8221; Mr. Kim expressed in a statement on his campaign website. &#8220;I believe more\u2062 than \u2062ever \u2063that \u200dNew Jersey needs hardworking, trustworthy \u200cleaders focused on the common good and injecting\u2062 some\u2064 integrity and civility back into our\u200b politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since 2019, Mr. Kim\u2063 has \u200crepresented New Jersey&#8217;s \u200d3rd Congressional District, which encompasses the eastern\u2064 suburbs\u2064 of Trenton. In the previous election, he\u200b secured\u2064 his seat with a significant lead of\u200d over 10 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u200d Sen.\u200d Menendez has been serving as a\u200b U.S. senator \u2063since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>On September 22, the senator\u2063 and his wife, \u200dNadine Arslanian Menendez, \u200bwere \u2064charged with \u200bcorruption-related offenses\u2063 alongside three New \u200dJersey businessmen.<\/p>\n<p>The charges include \u2063conspiracy \u200bto commit bribery and conspiracy to\u200c commit \u2062honest services fraud.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23989635-robert-menendez-indictment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charging \u2064documents<\/a>,\u2062 Mr. Menendez and his wife \u2062allegedly accepted\u2064 &#8220;hundreds \u200cof thousands of \u200cdollars of bribes&#8221; in the form of\u200b cash,\u2064 gold, and \u2063mortgage payments from the businessmen. \u2064In return, \u2064Mr. Menendez allegedly used his\u2064 influence \u200bto benefit the businessmen and the Egyptian government, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-announces-2024-bid-against-senator-facing-bribery-charges\/\" title=\"Congressman to Challenge Senator Accused of Bribery in 2024 Election.\">receives substantial financial support<\/a> from \u200dthe U.S. government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In \u2062June 2022, during a house search, the FBI discovered and seized \u200baround $500,000 in cash and over $100,000\u200b in gold at the Menendez residence, believed \u200dto \u2063be part\u2062 of\u200d the bribery\u2063 payments.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the bribery charges, Mr. Menendez and \u2062his wife were also charged with extortion for allegedly attempting to influence \u2063prosecutors in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denies-knowledge-of-new-york-times-gag-order\/\" title=\"White House Denies Knowledge Of New York Times Gag Order\">specific criminal cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors\u200b have\u2064 filed a forfeiture claim \u2062to retain the money and gifts received by\u2063 Mr. Menendez as bribes.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Menendez has vehemently denied the allegations, calling them \u200b&#8221;baseless.&#8221; \u200bHe emphasized the importance of the presumption of innocence\u2064 and vowed to\u2064 continue fighting for the people \u200dof New \u2062Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the\u2063 first time Mr. Menendez \u2064has faced corruption charges. In 2015,\u2063 he \u200bwas accused of providing political favors in\u200c exchange \u200dfor campaign contributions\u2063 and personal benefits. Although a trial \u200cin 2017 ended\u2063 in \u2063a mistrial, Mr.\u2064 Menendez was later acquitted of some \u200bcharges, while others were dropped by federal \u2064prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the Senate Ethics \u200bCommittee\u2063 found that Mr. Menendez had accepted gifts without proper approval and failed to disclose them, violating Senate rules and federal law. The committee concluded that \u2062he had used his position to benefit \u200cthe gift-giver&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <em>Zachary\u2064 Stieber contributed to this report.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How will Rep. Kim&#8217;s use of social media, such as announcing \u2063his campaign on \u200cTwitter, help him reach a wider audience and engage with potential supporters in his bid to challenge Sen. Menendez in the \u20642024 election<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Services fraud. The indictment alleges that Sen. Menendez\u2063 accepted gifts, vacations, and campaign donations \u200dfrom the businessmen in exchange for using his official position to benefit their\u200d interests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 announcement of Rep. Andy Kim&#8217;s bid to challenge Sen. Menendez in the \u2063upcoming 2024 \u200celection comes at a time when the\u200d senator is facing significant legal troubles. This presents an opportunity for Rep. Kim to highlight the need for integrity and trustworthy leadership in New\u200d Jersey politics.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, Rep. Kim highlighted the importance \u200cof upholding integrity and \u2064civility \u200bin politics. He emphasized the need to prioritize the common\u200c good and inject integrity and civility back \u200cinto \u2063the political\u2064 sphere. By\u2064 announcing his campaign on \u200cX, formerly known as Twitter, Rep. Kim is\u200c utilizing social media to reach a wider audience and engage with potential supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in New Jersey, Rep. Kim has deep \u2062roots in the community he represents. He has been serving as the representative for New Jersey&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District since 2019, securing his seat with a significant lead in the previous election. His experience in\u200b Congress and\u200c dedication to\u2063 public service make him a strong \u200dcandidate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virgin-galactic-reveals-the-first-of-its-next-generation-spaceship-series\/\" title=\"Virgin Galactic reveals the first of its next-generation spaceship series\">bring positive change<\/a> \u2062to New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Sen. Menendez has been a U.S. senator since 2006 but has \u2064recently been indicted on bribery charges alongside \u200cthree New Jersey businessmen. Despite the charges, he has refused \u2062to resign, causing a stir in the political landscape. However, he has stepped\u2063 down from his position as the \u200bchairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The public indictment \u200dof a sitting senator on bribery charges is undoubtedly a significant development in New Jersey \u200bpolitics. It raises questions about \u2064the \u2063integrity and trustworthiness of elected officials and the need \u2064for strong leadership that prioritizes \u200bthe common good.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200c the 2024 election\u2064 approaches, Rep. Andy Kim&#8217;s bid to \u200cchallenge Sen. Bob\u2062 Menendez will undoubtedly \u2062garner \u2062attention \u200cand shape the political discourse in\u200d New Jersey. It remains to be seen how voters will respond to Rep. \u200cKim&#8217;s message of integrity \u2064and\u2063 civility\u200c in\u2064 politics and whether they will see\u2062 him as the candidate who can bring positive change\u200d and restore trust in the political system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) plans to run for Sen. Bob Menendez&#8217;s (D-N.J.) seat in 2024. Sen. Menendez, facing bribery charges, refuses to resign despite increasing pressure. 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