investigation three years ago with false allegations by those who have a political motive to silence me. but i will not be silenced. i am confident at the end of the day i will be vindicated and they will be exposed. >> today federal prosecutors indicted a u.s. senator on bribery charges, the first bribery charges in a generation. they say new jersey senator robert menendez took hundreds of thousands in bribes and gifts from a donor t. indictment paints a picture of extreme luxury and terrible judgment. alleging he took international flights on private jets first class plane trips. use of avila, access to an exclusive do men can resort. a stay at a luxury hotel in paris, meals, golf outing tens of thousands in contributions to a legal defense fund. now, those were the gifts, prosecutors allege menendez paid