Fetterman plans to return donation tied to Menendez 'in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills,' [View all]

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Source: CNBC

Published Mon, Sep 25 2023 2:47 PM EDT


Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., will return $5,000 in contributions from a political action committee tied to Sen. Bob Menendez “in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills” because of the New Jersey Democrat’s indictment on bribery charges, Fetterman’s spokesman said.

Fetterman’s campaign received $5,000 from Menendez’s leadership PAC during the 2022 election cycle, according to the nonpartisan site OpenSecrets. The Pennsylvania senator’s spokesman told NBC News, “We are in the process of returning the money in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills.” The news was first reported by The Messenger.

Fetterman was the first Democratic senator to call on Menendez to resign after he and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were charged with three bribery-related counts in federal court in New York.

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio on Monday became the second Democrat to tell Menendez to step down. “Senator Menendez has broken the public trust and should resign from the U.S. Senate,” Brown said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/25/fetterman-to-return-sen-bob-menendez-donation-with-cash.html

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Full headline: Fetterman plans to return donation tied to Menendez ‘in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills,’ spokesman says