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- In September, Sen. Bob Menendez received a federal indictment alleging he’d accepted foreign bribes.
- Since then, his campaign reported raising less than $16,000 and refunding at least $16,200.
- Conversely, his legal defense fund has raised just under $500,000, but spent most of it.
Sen. Bob Menendez’s reelection campaign is in trouble after he failed to raise even $16,000 after he was indicted and alleged to have accepted bribes from foreign countries.
Menendez filed his campaign’s end-of-year report to the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, revealing the minuscule fundraising figure. The filing notes that after considering the number of donations his campaign had to refund post-indictment, its cash flow was negative in the fourth quarter of 2023 by $405.
Politico added Thursday morning that the senator’s legal defense fund received a significant amount more than his actual campaign, a little less than $500,000.