Erik Wemple: Robert Menendez


Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 03/22/2013

Did Daily Caller pay to frame Menendez?
By Erik Wemple
More slime flying in Menendez-prostitution story. This time, it's washing up on the shores of the Daily Caller. What goes around comes around.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:12 PM ET, 03/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Caller, Robert Menendez, Washington Post

Posted at 05:38 PM ET, 03/19/2013

Daily Caller/Breitbart reporter appeals for Menendez interview
By Erik Wemple
Reporter who first published allegations about Sen. Menendez and Dominican prostitutes is anything but modest in his request.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:38 PM ET, 03/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Caller, Sen. Robert Menendez

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 03/18/2013

Daily Caller 'continues' investigating Menendez
By Erik Wemple
The Daily Caller wants you to know that it continues investigating the story of Robert Menendez and the prostitutes.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:45 PM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Caller, Dominican Republic, Robert Menendez

Posted at 04:59 PM ET, 03/05/2013

ABC News blows up Menendez story
By Erik Wemple
ABC News waits and waits and waits — then destroys the Menendez prostitution story.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:59 PM ET, 03/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Daily Caller, Robert Menendez

Posted at 03:58 PM ET, 02/19/2013

CNN bites on Menendez story
By Erik Wemple
The network finds no evidence regarding the most damaging of allegations against Sen. Robert Menendez.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:58 PM ET, 02/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Dominican Republic, Sen. Robert Menendez

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 02/11/2013

Media scolded for ignoring Menendez prostitution allegations
By Erik Wemple
Yet the truth lies in the opposite direction: Those allegations don't deserve any attention, at least in their current form.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:18 PM ET, 02/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Caller, Sen. Robert Menendez

Posted at 03:46 PM ET, 02/07/2013

Sen. Robert Menendez and the mainstream media: Malfeasance?
By Erik Wemple
Should the news media protect a public figure from unsubstantiated claims? It’s a tricky issue.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:46 PM ET, 02/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Salomon Melgen, Sen. Robert Menendez

Posted at 08:57 AM ET, 02/05/2013

Sen. Menendez's propsects: Politico, WaPo reach different conclusions
By Erik Wemple
What does the future hold for Sen. Robert Menendez? Is his state forgiving of political scandal, or intolerant? Politico and WaPo weigh in.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:57 AM ET, 02/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Robert Menendez