{"id":2064997,"date":"2023-10-12T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-menendez-faces-new-indictment-charges-conspiracy-of-being-foreign-agent\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T14:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:48:34","slug":"sen-menendez-faces-new-indictment-charges-conspiracy-of-being-foreign-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-menendez-faces-new-indictment-charges-conspiracy-of-being-foreign-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Menendez indicted again, accused of conspiring as foreign agent."},"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%2Fsen-menendez-faces-new-indictment-charges-conspiracy-of-being-foreign-agent%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=2064997&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">  (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY\/AFP\u200d via Getty\u200d Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Abril\u2064 Elfi<\/h2>\n<p><strong>11:32 \u200cPM \u2013 Thursday, October 12, \u200b2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senator\u200c Bob \u2064Menendez faces a new indictment in conspiracy to act as an\u2062 Egyptian secret agent. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Menendez (D-N.J.), his wife Nadine Menendez, and an Egyptian businessman named Weal \u2062Hana have all been charged with an additional count of conspiracy for a public official to act as a \u2064foreign agent.<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/democrat-senator-robert-menendez-indicted-on-bribery-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prosecutors have previously accused<\/a> the 69-year-old\u200b senator of accepting gold, cash, and luxury items in \u2062exchange for helping three Egyptian \u200cbusinessmen, using his\u200b senator influence. <\/p>\n<p>According to\u2062 the indictment, the alleged exchange took place \u200dbetween\u2063 January 2018 and June 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors claimed that\u2062 in May 2019, Menendez, his wife, and \u2063Hana, met with an Egyptian intelligence official in\u200b Menendez\u2019s Washington Senate \u2062office.<\/p>\n<p>According to the indictment,\u2062 they discussed \u2063an American citizen who\u2062 was critically injured in a 2015 Egyptian military bombing using a U.S.-made Apache chopper.<\/p>\n<p>The New Jersey Democrat now faces four indictment charges against \u2064him. <\/p>\n<p>The \u2063new charges\u200b accuse \u2064Menendez of secretly pressing \u200dhis colleagues while\u2064 he was \u200bleading the powerful Senate\u200b Foreign Relations\u200b Committee, to unfreeze\u200b $300 million in military funding earmarked for the Egyptian regime.<\/p>\n<p>According to the prosecutor in\u2062 both the old and\u200b new indictments, Menendez lobbied then-Secretary\u200d of State Mike\u2063 Pompeo to increase American involvement\u2063 in stalled negotiations involving Egypt, \u200dEthiopia, and Sudan to build a dam across the \u200dNile\u2063 River,\u200d a \u2063key foreign policy issue for \u2064Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations stated\u200c that Menendez took multiple efforts to discreetly\u2064 assist Egyptian officials while \u2062chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.\u200d This includes \u2063authoring a letter to other senators \u200cwhere\u2063 he urged them to ease\u200b a hold on $300 million in\u200b Egyptian funding.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2062 to the\u200c indictment records, when authorities searched Menendez\u2019s home \u2062last year they reportedly found more than\u2063 $100,000\u200b worth of\u2064 gold\u200b bars \u200cand over $480,000 in cash, much of it \u200dhidden in closets,\u2063 clothing, and a safe.<\/p>\n<p>Both Menendez and Hana have pleaded\u200d non-guilty to the previous charges. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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The\u200d charges of acting \u2062as an Egyptian secret agent \u2064raise serious concerns about the integrity and ethical conduct of a \u200cU.S. senator.<\/p>\n<p>If the \u2064allegations\u200b are proven to be true, \u2062it\u2063 would demonstrate\u2063 a\u200d breach of trust and a violation of \u2063the public&#8217;s confidence in the\u200c elected\u200d officials who are meant to \u2062serve the best interests of their constituents and the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of these \u2063charges is also significant, as Senator Menendez was \u2062a leading figure \u2062in the Senate \u2064Foreign \u200dRelations Committee. His alleged actions \u2064in secretly pressing his colleagues to unfreeze funding for the Egyptian regime raises questions about his motives\u200d and priorities\u2063 in shaping U.S. foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u200c essential that a thorough investigation \u200dtake place to\u200c determine the veracity of these charges and \u2064to \u2062hold \u200baccountable anyone found guilty of\u2063 compromising the interests of the\u200c United\u2064 States for personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>As American \u2062citizens, we place our trust in those we elect to represent \u2063us, and it is crucial \u2064to ensure that our \u2064elected officials uphold\u200d the highest \u2063standards of integrity and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment of Senator Menendez serves as a reminder of\u200c the importance of maintaining the public&#8217;s trust and \u200bof the need for accountability\u2062 and integrity within our political system. Only through a commitment to\u2062 ethical conduct and a \u200ddedication to\u2062 serving the best interests of the people can \u200bour elected officials truly represent the values \u200cand principles \u2062that \u2063make our nation strong.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2062 us \u200dhope that this \u200cindictment prompts a deeper reflection on the responsibilities and\u2063 obligations of those in positions of\u200d power,\u200b and\u2063 that\u200b it serves\u2063 as a catalyst for \u2063change and reform within our political\u2062 landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062the pursuit of justice\u200c and the preservation of \u200cthe democratic ideals upon \u200cwhich our nation was founded, it is \u2064imperative that we\u200c hold our \u200delected officials\u200d accountable and demand the highest standards of ethical conduct.<\/p>\n<p>We \u2064must not lose sight \u200dof the fact that the actions of a few individuals can have \u200bfar-reaching\u200c consequences for our country and its reputation. As citizens, it is our\u200c duty \u200bto \u2063remain vigilant and engaged in the \u200cpolitical process, \u2063ensuring that our voices are \u200cheard and our values are \u2064upheld.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment of Senator \u200dMenendez is a reminder that no \u200done is\u200b above the law, and \u2062that the pursuit of justice and truth should\u200d always take \u200cprecedence over personal interests or political expediency.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the charges against \u200cSenator\u2063 Menendez for conspiracy to act as an Egyptian secret agent are deeply \u200cconcerning and highlight the importance of \u2063maintaining the trust and confidence of the\u200b American people. It is our collective responsibility to\u200b safeguard the integrity of our \u2062political system and to hold our elected officials accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Bob Menendez, along with his wife and an Egyptian businessman, has been indicted for conspiracy to act as an Egyptian secret agent. 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