https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrat-sen-bob-menendez-sets-defense-
fund-criminal-probe-gifts-his-wife-report

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., will set up a legal defense fund to help pay
for tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees relating to the federal
criminal probe into his dealings with foreign regulators, according to a
new report.

Menendez's office confirmed plans to create the fund to NBC News on Monday
as the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York
continued its months-long investigation into the senator. The probe has
already cost Menendez roughly $200,000 in campaign funds, according to
filings obtained by NBC.

"Senator Menendez is confident that this official inquiry will be
successfully closed, but as it is still unresolved he will be opening a
separate legal defense fund so as not to drain any further campaign
funds," a spokeswoman for Menendez told the outlet. Fox News Digital
reached out to Menendez's office for additional comment, but they did not
immediately respond.

The probe, which involves several federal organizations, is investigating
lavish gifts Menendez's wife received from a New Jersey food producer that
obtained an exclusive contract with the Egyptian government to certify
Halal food exports across the globe.

The inquiry is considering whether Menendez may have improperly used his
position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to influence the deal.
The committee controls roughly $2 billion in U.S. aid to Egypt, according
to NBC.

Menendez continues to deny all the allegations against him.

Federal investigators opened to new probe into Menendez in October and
have given no indication of how long it is expected to continue.

Menendez was previously indicted on federal bribery charges in 2016. That
case related to a wealthy Florida eye doctor and longtime friend who gave
generous donations to Menedez and allegedly received benefits in return.

The Justice Department dropped those charges in 2018, however, and the new
probe appears unrelated to that case.

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