From sanctioning ’foreign agents’ to acting as one: the irony of Menendez’s conviction

From sanctioning ’foreign agents’ to acting as one: the irony of Menendez’s conviction Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer called for Senator Bob Menendez to resign following his conviction on 16 corruption counts. Menendez, who served as chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2013 to 2023, refused to step down, asserting he remains “a patriot.“ The irony is stark: Menendez built his career sanctioning Cuba, Russia and China while condemning others as “foreign agents,“ yet now faces up to 222 years in jail for, among other charges, acting as an unregistered foreign agent for two Middle East regimes. According to the Department of Justice Menendez and his wife accepted at least $500,000 in cash and about $100,000 in luxury items and gold bars for assisting Arab investors in securing US deals. Menendez denies the accusations, claiming he merely kept his savings in cash and gold at home. What sanctions were sponsored by Menendez? Ukraine Freedom Support Act of... Source: Sputnik International