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Why would Egypt need to bribe a US senator?

Robert Menendez speaks to the press after a meeting in Quito, Ecuador, on April 10, 2023.

NEW YORK — Why in the world would Egypt need to bribe a U.S. senator?

Taking bribes in exchange for aiding Egypt is one of the allegations against Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., the powerful chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who was indicted Friday along with his wife.

Federal prosecutors allege Menendez repeatedly sought to help Egypt get around restrictions on aid imposed by Congress because

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