Sen. Robert Menendez seeks probe of alleged Cuban plot to smear him

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Source: Washington Post

Sen. Robert Menendez is asking the Justice Department to pursue evidence obtained by U.S. investigators that the Cuban government concocted an elaborate plot to smear him with allegations that he cavorted with underage prostitutes, according to people familiar with the discussions.

In a letter sent to Justice Department officials, the senator’s attorney asserts that the plot was timed to derail the ­political rise of Menendez (D-N.J.), one of Washington’s most ardent critics of the Castro regime. At the time, Menendez was running for reelection and was preparing to assume the powerful chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

According to a former U.S. official with firsthand knowledge of government intelligence, the CIA had obtained credible evidence, including Internet protocol addresses, linking Cuban agents to the prostitution claims and to efforts to plant the story in U.S. and Latin American media.

The alleged Cuba connection was laid out in an intelligence report provided last year to U.S. government officials and sent by secure cable to the FBI’s counterintelligence division, according to the former official and a second person with close ties to Menendez who had been briefed on the matter.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-robert-menendez-seeks-probe-of-alleged-cuban-plot-to-smear-him/2014/07/07/e9ba25a0-efe8-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html

[delrem]

1. Yeah. That will sure help, Menendez (D-N.J.)

Thanks loads.

[flamingdem]

2. Yeah, right, Fidel made him do it!

[flamingdem]

3. Additionally I recommend the comment section

[Judi Lynn]

4. Thanks for the tip. They were terrific. Glad to see them, no doubt about it. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

5. Reporter On Menendez Story: 'No Indications' My Sources Worked For Cuba

Reporter On Menendez Story: 'No Indications' My Sources Worked For Cuba
Dylan Scott – July 8, 2014, 6:04 PM EDT

A former Daily Caller reporter who first reported on since-debunked allegations that Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) had hired Dominican prostitutes wrote Tuesday there were "no indications" his original sources were working on behalf of the Cuban government.

Matthew Boyle, who now writes for Breitbart News, had previously declined to comment on the bizarre case's latest twist in which an attorney for Menendez claimed there was evidence that the original story had been planted in the media by Cuban officials in an attempt to discredit the senator.

Boyle wrote about the latest developments for Breitbart on Tuesday and included the following passage about his reporting for the original story, which was published by the Daily Caller:

In discussions with a wide array of sources in reporting on the story, there were no indications that they were connected to or working for the Cuban government. Additionally, an anonymous tipster who called himself “Pete Williams,” whose identity remains unknown and the Post story says was actually the creation of Cuba's Directorate of Intelligence, was not a source for the original story and never provided non-public information to this reporter.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/matt-boyle-menendez-story-cubans

[Kire]

8. Of course he's going to say that on Breitbart...

When asked for a proper interview with the Washington Post, it's no comment.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. "Tucker Carlson and the Daily Caller are in the hot seat today...."

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http://dcrtv.com/mailbag.html, for July 8:

Tucker Carlson and the Daily Caller are in the hot seat today over their coverage of the political dirty trick (international style), against Senator Menendez in 2012 and 2013. Here is a link to the Daily Caller's David Martosko on WMAL talking about Senator Menendez going to brothels. For the record, all witnesses have since said they were paid to make this up about Senator Menendez, and Brian and Larry have not sent the Senator a written apology for WMAL's reckless handling and opportunistic dissemination of this fabrication. pro.wmal-af.tritonflex.com (7/8/14)

INTERVIEW - DAVID MARTOSKO - Executive Editor, The Daily Caller – explained how the Washington Post got it wrong with the Menendez prostitution scandal.

ETA, from Dan Savage, Rachel Maddow Shreds Tucker Carlson. It's 24 minutes long, and Tucker Carlson doesn't show up until about the middle.

[Kire]

7. Former Daily Caller reporter no-comments latest allegations in Menendez case

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/07/08/former-daily-caller-reporter-no-comments-latest-allegations-in-menendez-case/