Sen. Menendez Paid $250,000 In Legal Fees In December In Relation To Ethics, Justice Investigation

By Associated Press/Fox News Latino

WASHINGTON (AP) –  New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez’s political campaign paid a law firm $250,000 in December for legal costs related to Justice Department and Senate Ethics Committee investigations into his ties to a major donor, according to disclosure forms filed Friday. The Democrat has also set up a legal trust to raise money as the investigations continue.

The forms show the campaign also reimbursed Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen for an additional $11,250 for a 2011 flight on Melgen’s private plane.

Menendez’s relationship with Melgen prompted the Senate Ethics and Justice Department investigations. Menendez had previously reimbursed Melgen nearly $60,000 for other flights.

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