30 Jan 2013 3:43 pm
There's a new scandal brewing in D.C.Bob Menendez Denies He Was With Prostitutes In Dominican RepublicWASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert Menendez's office says he traveled on a plane owned by a Florida physician who is a friend and political donor, but denied that the senator had engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic.The New Jersey Democrat's office issued the denial Wednesday. It said he traveled on three occasions on Dr. Salomon Melgen's airplane. The FBI searched Melgen's West Palm Beach, Fla., office Tuesday night and early Wednesday, but it was unclear if the raid was related to Menendez. Menendez's office said the trips were "paid for and reported appropriately."The Daily Caller, a conservative website, reported shortly before the election that Menendez traveled on Melgen's private plane to the Dominican Republic to engage in sex with prostitutes. The FBI has refused to comment on whether Menendez is under investigation.Menendez is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.OOOOPS! Menendez is part of the bipartisan group of eight Senators working on the immigration bill.He is divorced and prostitution is legal in the D.R.But, the Daily Caller is alleging that one of the prostitutes was 16 years old.Make some popcorn, sit back and watch it unfold.