Social media users, particularly conservatives, widely mocked New Jersey’s Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez after he claimed in the face of federal corruption charges that the hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash in his home was from his personal back account.
"For 30 years I have withdrawn thousands of dollars in cash from my personal savings account, which I have kept for emergencies because of the history of my family facing confiscation in Cuba," Menendez said during a press conference on Monday.
Additionally, bars of gold were found in his home and over $70,000 in cash was found in his wife’s safe deposit box. Some of the envelopes of money in the home contained the fingerprints and/or DNA of a business associate or his driver, according to the indictment. "Bob Menendez, the Senator from New Jersey, would have you believe he has so little faith in the United States government he just needs to keep more than $400,000 in cash and a few gold bars around the house in case of sudden government confiscation," Washington Post contributor Helaine Olen posted on X.
"I firmly believe that when all the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I still will be New Jersey’s senior senator," Menendez said during Monday's press conference, falling short of formally announcing a re-election bid.
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