Menendez Gives FAR-FETCHED Explanation For Damning Corruption Charges

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez tried to maintain his innocence in a press conference after federal prosecutors charged he and his wife with bribery charges. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.

"As Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) faces criminal charges for bribery along with calls to leave office from his fellow Democrats, one House Republican on Capitol Hill is actually willing to defend him — George Santos.

On Friday, federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York charged the New Jersey lawmaker along with his wife Nadine Menendez — in connection with three associates in a scheme to benefit the government of Egypt. During a raid on Menendez’s home, three gold bars estimated to be worth $100,000 as well as $480,000 in cash stuffed into various clothing and a safe were found by law enforcement."