Sen. Bob Menendez, now facing an additional charge of acting as a foreign agent, has a history of opposing Foreign Agents Registration Act reforms in 2020 and 2023.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who is now facing an additional charge of acting as a foreign agent in an indictment released Thursday, has a history of opposing Foreign Agents Registration Act reforms, according to Senate records. In 2020, Menendez blocked Democrat Sen. Chuck Grassley’s bipartisan-led effort to create stricter penalties regulating influence of foreign entities on the U.S. government.
Texas state Rep. August Pfluger, a Republican, led the PAID OFF Act in the House. In response to the additional charges against Menendez, Pfluger said in a statement: 'As if the charges against Senator Menendez aren't incriminating enough, the fact that he blocked a bill to prevent foreign adversaries from influencing our policymakers makes this even more serious.
superseding indictment is a formal document issued by a grand jury that replaces and expands upon a previous indictment in a criminal case. It is used when new evidence or charges arise after an initial indictment has been issued. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In a statement to Fox News Digital after publication, Menendez denied the new charges and insisted he has always been 'loyal to only one country — the United States of America.
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