Anytime a U.S. senator is forced to go on the record to deny liaisons with Dominican prostitutes, it’s probably not a good week for him.

That’s what happened to New Jersey’s Bob Menendez, who, after the FBI raided the office of a donor with whom he had grown close, unleashed this gem of a statement on Wednesday: “Any allegations of engaging with prostitutes are manufactured by a politically-motivated right-wing blog and are false.” Oof.

That’s what happened to New Jersey’s Bob Menendez, who, after the FBI raided the office of a donor with whom he had grown close, unleashed this gem of a statement on Wednesday: “Any allegations of engaging with prostitutes are manufactured by a politically-motivated right-wing blog and are false.” Oof.

The “right-wing blog” to which Menendez was referring is the Daily Caller, which last fall published an article quoting a “high-level government official” in the Dominican Republic alleging that the senator had engaged in sexual relations with prostitutes.

The report also alleged that Menendez traveled with a major Democratic donor named Salomon Melgen to get to and from the country. Melgen’s offices in Florida were raided by federal officials this past week, and it was revealed that he owes more than $11 million to the IRS.


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