Recent reports have unveiled that Senator Bob Menendez's legal defense fund has received contributions from individuals linked to the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a group formerly listed as a terrorist organization by the State Department. Investigations by journalists, including Eli Clifton in collaboration with The Intercept and Responsible Statecraft, reveal that these MEK-affiliated donors contributed approximately 5% of the total funds raised for Menendez's defense, amounting to over $20,000 by the end of January. This development raises questions about the influence of foreign entities on American political figures and the potential for conflicts of interest, especially given Menendez's history of supporting the MEK on Capitol Hill for over a decade.
Bob Menendez legal defense is being partly funded by the MEK. The whole episode is like a nesting doll of foreign policy corruption: https://t.co/OwSxBwmItw
NEW @EliClifton : In total, MEK-affiliated individuals made up approximately 5% of the total funds raised for Bob Menendez's legal defense, over $20,000, by the end of January. https://t.co/nab0eu2waW
NEW @EliClifton co-pubbed w/ @theintercept : How individuals linked to the MEK, once on the State Dept. terror list, are helping Senator Bob "accused foreign agent" Menendez, who helped the group on Capitol Hill for a decade. https://t.co/nab0eu340u
Donors to Bob Menendez legal defense linked to ex-terror group https://t.co/5r2a5FgnrA by @EliClifton https://t.co/5r2a5FgnrA
Very bizarre to see @politico's West Wing Playbook sponsored by the Iran Lobby (Quincy Institute) and other anti-Israel think tanks. Hopefully these sponsorship $$$ aren't affecting their coverage of Israel... https://t.co/wiMSHpTLUV