Rut-roh: Sen. Bob Menendez reportedly under investigation; Update: 'Probe is widening'

Hmmm:

Turn on @NBCNewYork now, @jonathan4ny with an exclusive report on how the #FBI is investigating Sen. Menendez.

— Pei-Sze Cheng (@PeiSzeCheng4NY) January 23, 2014

Is there a scandal a-brewin’?

NJ never stops. RT @NBCNewYork @jonathan4NY is reporting FBI investigating Sen. Menendez' over efforts to help two businessmen from Ecuador

— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) January 23, 2014

https://twitter.com/BKcolin/status/426484041609523200

@michaelroston @NBCNewYork @jonathan4ny NO! Not Senator Menendez!

— Jacob Harris (@harrisj) January 23, 2014

Stay tuned.

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Update:

NBC New York reports that the probe is, um, widening:

MORE: @jonathan4NY reports that a federal probe into Sen. Robert Menendez is widening http://t.co/UsoaMFZHLG

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) January 24, 2014

Interesting word choice, no?

So far, Team Menendez doesn’t seem to be all that interested in corroborating the reports:

https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/426506361384730625

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https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/426506618659176448

Of course. If there’s one word that sums up Sen. Menendez, it’s integrity.

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