<p>Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Menendez</a> (D-NJ) was defiant amid growing calls for him to resign on Friday after he was indicted on multiple federal corruption charges.</p>
<p>&#8220;Those who believe in justice believe in innocence until proven guilty,&#8221; said Menendez. &#8220;I intend to continue to fight for the people of New Jersey with the same success I&#8217;ve had for the past five decades.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is the same record of success these very same leaders have lauded all along,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It is not lost on me how quickly some are rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat. I am not going anywhere.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEW: Sen Menendez responds to calls for his resignation w/ new stmt: “It is not lost on me how quickly some are rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat. I am not going anywhere.”</p>
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<p>Shortly after the charges were announced earlier in the day, Menendez <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-sen-bob-menendez-suggests-vast-conspiracy-is-after-him-after-hes-hit-with-federal-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> that he was the victim of a vast conspiracy.</p>
<p>“For years, forces behind the scenes have repeatedly attempted to silence my voice and dig my political grave,” said the 69-year-old senator. “Since this investigation was leaked nearly a year ago, there has been an active smear campaign of anonymous sources and innuendos to create an air of impropriety where none exists.”</p>
<p>“The excesses of these prosecutors is apparent. They have misrepresented the normal work of a Congressional office,” he claimed. “Those behind this campaign simply cannot accept that a first-generation Latino American from humble beginnings could rise to be a U.S. Senator and serve with honor and distinction. Even worse, they see me as an obstacle in the way of their broader political goals.”</p>
<p>Menendez faces charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.</p>
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<p>The indictment says that Menendez and his wife had a corrupt relationship with New Jersey businessmen Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes, who allegedly gave the senator bribes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to the DOJ, the bribes were intended to protect the businessmen and to benefit Egypt.</p>
<p>“Those bribes included cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value,” the indictment said. Federal authorities reportedly found gold bars and cash stuffed throughout the senator’s home that they traced back to the businessmen Menendez allegedly worked with.</p>
<p>“Over $480,000 in cash — much of it stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing, closets, and a safe — was discovered in the home,” the indictment said. Photos included in the indictment included pictures of gold bars and hundred dollars bills that had been stuffed in clothing.</p>

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