The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

• Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has been charged with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for providing Egypt with “sensitive U.S. government information.” During a Friday press conference announcing a three-count indictment, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams explained that federal prosecutors found $500,000 in cash, as well as gold bars, in Sen. Menendez’ home—some of which contained fingerprints or DNA of Fred Daibes, a real estate developer also accused of bribing Menendez and his wife Nadine. According to The New York Times, Daibes pled guilty to financial crimes in 2022. Senator Menendez and his wife have both denied the criminal conduct alleged by prosecutors. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/nyregion/robert-menendez-indicted.html
• Attorney Scott Coffina—former Burlington County Prosecutor and former Associate Counsel to President George W. Bush—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to react to the indictment of Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife, Nadine, on bribery charges. Coffina believes that Nadine’s alleged text messages with Wael Hana, who has been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, may be difficult for the defense to explain away. Will this indictment impact Sen. Menendez’ intention to run for reelection in 2024?
• Despite an inability to prevent illegal migration along the U.S. Southern border, the Biden Administration has announced it will grant “legal status” to 470,000 Venezuelans who entered the U.S. unlawfully. You can read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2023/09/20/border-influx-migrants-biden/
• During Friday’s briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked how she could consider the Biden Administration’s response to illegal immigration along the U.S. Southern border a “success” when 10,000 people are crossing unlawfully every day. Incredibly, she blamed Republicans. Similarly, while speaking at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 46th Annual Awards Gala, President Joe Biden blamed “MAGA Republicans” for “gutting the immigration system” and undermining border security.