{"id":2087133,"date":"2023-11-01T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporter-confronts-sen-menendez-over-attending-classified-briefing-despite-foreign-agent-charge\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T17:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:21:34","slug":"reporter-confronts-sen-menendez-over-attending-classified-briefing-despite-foreign-agent-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporter-confronts-sen-menendez-over-attending-classified-briefing-despite-foreign-agent-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporter questions Sen. Menendez on attending classified briefing despite foreign agent charge."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Freporter-confronts-sen-menendez-over-attending-classified-briefing-despite-foreign-agent-charge%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=2087133&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>Reporter \u2063Confronts Senator Menendez Over Attendance \u200dat \u2062Classified Briefing<\/h2>\n<p>A reporter from CNN, \u2064Manu Raju, confronted \u200cSenator Robert\u2062 &#8220;Bob&#8221; Menendez (D-NJ) on\u200c Wednesday \u2062regarding his attendance at a classified briefing on Ukraine. This\u2063 comes \u200ddespite the \u2063senator facing charges of improper ties to Egypt, including conspiring to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">foreign agent<\/a> of that country while in office.<\/p>\n<p>Raju caught up \u2064with Menendez on Capitol Hill and questioned him about his attendance, especially since the senator had missed a classified \u2064briefing on Israel two weeks prior. Raju mentioned that Senate Majority Leader\u200c Chuck Schumer (D-NY) did not allow\u2062 Menendez to attend the earlier briefing, which\u200c prompted a response from the New Jersey Democrat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CNN&#8217;s political correspondent confronted\u200b Sen. Menendez on attending a classified briefing\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RH9GxsAUdA\">pic.twitter.com\/RH9GxsAUdA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1719761151947395143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;First \u200cof all, \u2064you&#8217;re \u2062wrong\u200d about that. He didn&#8217;t\u2064 say, &#8216;You can&#8217;t go&#8217; &#8230; he didn&#8217;t not let me,&#8221; Menendez defended himself. The senator \u200dexplained \u2063that he attended the latest briefing \u200cbecause staying updated on Ukraine is important as they \u2064consider the supplemental.<\/p>\n<p>Raju continued to press Menendez, accusing him of aiding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-communist-party-database-leaks-proves-party-members-have-infiltrated-foreign-governments-and-major-companies\/\" title=\"Chinese Communist Party Database Leaks, Proves Party Members Have Infiltrated Foreign Governments and Major Companies\">foreign government<\/a>.\u200d He then asked why it was \u200cappropriate for\u200d the\u200b senator to attend a\u2062 classified briefing. Menendez responded by acknowledging Raju&#8217;s need to make news but emphasized\u200c that he is a United States senator with security credentials. He \u2063stated that an accusation is not proof of anything.<\/p>\n<p>Menendez, who has denied \u200cany\u2062 wrongdoing, pleaded not \u2063guilty\u2062 to charges of conspiring to act \u200bas a foreign agent of the\u2062 Egyptian \u200cgovernment. He is also facing\u2064 related charges in an Egypt-related bribery scheme allegedly involving his wife and others.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 senator \u200ctemporarily stepped down\u2064 as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee \u2064until the legal matter is \u2062resolved. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), who\u200b took on the chairmanship in September, supported Menendez&#8217;s right \u200cto attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-no-need-for-trump-to-still-receive-intelligence-briefings\/\" title=\"Biden: \u2018No Need\u2019 For Trump To Still Receive Intelligence Briefings\">classified briefings<\/a> and clarified that the latest briefing had nothing\u200b to do with\u200c the charges, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>While some members of their\u2064 party, \u2062like Senator John Fetterman (D-NJ), have called for Menendez&#8217;s expulsion from the Senate, \u2063others maintain that he has the right \u200cto attend such briefings as \u200da member of the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1698343733266000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0j-_SN5ddYOUY5BqB3uxiw\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did\u2062 Senator Menendez not inform his colleagues in\u2063 advance about his absence?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 M\/RH9GxsAUdA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When asked \u200cabout his attendance at the briefing, Menendez defended himself by stating that\u200c he\u200c had\u2062 a legitimate reason for missing the briefing on\u2063 Israel. He explained that he was attending the \u2062funeral of a close \u200dfamily friend who had\u2063 passed\u2063 away. Menendez went on \u200cto say that he takes his role as a\u2063 senator\u200d seriously\u200c and always makes an effort to attend important briefings.<\/p>\n<p>However, Raju did \u2062not back down and pressed Menendez further,\u2064 questioning why\u200c he did \u2063not inform\u2062 his colleagues in advance \u2063about his absence. Menendez replied \u200dby \u2062saying \u2062that he had informed \u200cSenator \u200bSchumer about his absence \u200dbut did not provide any\u200c details\u2063 as to\u200c how and when he had done so.<\/p>\n<p>Menendez&#8217;s attendance at the classified briefing \u200con Ukraine raises questions about his ability to fulfill\u200b his duties\u2062 as \u200da senator while facing\u200b serious charges. It also highlights the lack of transparency in the Senate, as there seems \u2064to be confusion regarding who has the authority to allow or disallow\u2064 a senator&#8217;s \u2062attendance\u2064 at classified briefings.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2064 Menendez&#8217;s justification for missing the briefing on\u2062 Israel, while understandable on a personal level, seems insufficient from\u200d a professional standpoint. As a\u200d senator, he has \u200da duty to prioritize his official responsibilities, especially when \u2064they involve matters\u200b of national security.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200d incident \u200dunderscores the need for more accountability \u200cand transparency in the \u200cSenate. Senators should \u2062be held \u2063to a higher standard of \u2064integrity and should not be exempt from \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporter-confronts-sen-menendez-over-attending-classified-briefing-despite-foreign-agent-charge\/\" title=\"Reporter questions Sen. Menendez on attending classified briefing despite foreign agent charge.\">attending important briefings due<\/a> to personal reasons.\u2063 Clear guidelines \u200dand procedures should be established to ensure that all senators \u200dare aware of their obligations\u2064 and\u2062 responsibilities\u2064 in attending\u200c classified briefings.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the confrontation\u2064 between Manu\u200c Raju and Senator Menendez sheds light on the delicate balance \u200bbetween personal and professional obligations faced by politicians.\u200c It also brings attention to the urgent need for greater transparency and accountability\u200c in the Senate. As representatives of \u200cthe people, senators should \u2063prioritize their official duties, \u200bespecially when they involve\u2062 matters\u2062 of national security. This incident should \u2064serve as a catalyst for \u2063reform within the Senate and\u200c a reminder that\u200c public \u2062officials must always act in \u200bthe best \u200binterest of\u2063 the country and its citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN reporter Manu Raju confronted Sen. Robert \u201cBob\u201d Menendez (D-NJ) on Capitol Hill. 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