Why would Egypt need to bribe a US senator?
by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
Sep 22, 2023
2 minutes
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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