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Reports indicate Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) plans to create 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Menendez’s office confirmed plans to create the fund to NBC News as the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York continues its months-long investigation into the Democrat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal investigators opened to new probe into Menendez in October and have given no indication of how long it is expected to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The probe has already cost Menendez roughly $200,000 in campaign funds, according to filings obtained by NBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The probe, which involves several federal organizations, is investigating lavish gifts Menendez’s wife received from a food producer that obtained an exclusive contract with the Egyptian government to certify Halal food exports across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inquiry is considering whether Menendez may have improperly used his position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to influence the deal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The committee controls roughly $2 billion in U.S. aid to Egypt, according to NBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Menendez was previously indicted on federal bribery charges in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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