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The interesting thing about these is they involve taking money from a foreign adversary. My question is: for the millions of dollars each, what were these governments expecting for that money? Surely it wouldn't be a swing vote, or information about congress in closed session, would it?
Adams for taking money from Turkey. Yes, I know they're a "member of NATO" but they are also openly working with Putin so that he can have access to the Bosporus straits.
FBI Raids Eric Adams’ Fundraising Chief Over Possible Illegal Donations From Turkey
FBI agents conducted a search Thursday at the Brooklyn home of Brianna Suggs, who is a top fundraiser for New York Mayor Eric Adams (D), according to two people familiar with the investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the probe.
Adams’s 2025 reelection campaign has raised more than $2.5 million, and paid Suggs Solutions more than $98,000 for fundraising and consulting, according to campaign disclosure reports.
Menendez is taking gold bars and a whole bunch of other stuff from Egypt. Also a "Friend of Vlad."
US Senator Bob Menendez and wife charged in bribery inquiry
Prosecutors say Mr Menendez and his wife accepted gold bars and envelopes of cash from New Jersey businessmen. The senator and his wife accepted the money to secretly aid the Egyptian government, prosecutors allege.
The indictment comes after a years-long Justice Department investigation.
Prosecutors allege Mr Menendez and his wife Nadine accepted bribes of cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage and a luxury vehicle from three New Jersey men: Wael Hana, Jose Uribe and Fred Daibes.
In addition to helping the Egyptian government, they also took the bribes to use Mr Menendez's power as a senator to protect the three businessmen, according to the indictment.
Mr Menendez, 69, is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee and was elected to a third term in the Senate in 2018. His "leadership position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (the "SFRC"), first as the Ranking Member and then the Chairman" allowed him to peddle influence in these areas, the 39-page indictment says.
