Sept. 22, accused of committing abuses of power in exchange for cash and gifts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
“Last week, a grand jury indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez,” Menendez told viewers at the beginning of the show, her first on-air appearance since the indictment. “This past week, dozens of members of his own party have demanded his resignation. I have been watching along with all of you, as a citizen, and also as his daughter.”
She continued: “I will not be reporting on the legal case. That said, my colleagues across MSNBC and NBC News, they have aggressively covered this story, and they’ll continue to do so, as they should.”Menendez, who joined MSNBC in 2019 after a wide-ranging media career that has included stops at the now-defunct channel Fusion and the PBS program “Amanpour & Company,” now hosts “American Voices with Alicia Menendez,” which airs from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
MSNBC has declined to comment on Menendez’s situation, though a spokesperson noted that the network has dedicated extensive coverage to the charges against her father and its political fallout.It is standard practice for journalists at mainstream news organizations to avoid involvement in stories concerning people with whom they have a personal or family connection, or at least to publicly disclose any other potential conflicts of interest.
“Obviously I am aware of what’s going on with my brother,” he told CNN viewers at the time. “Obviously I cannot cover it because he is my brother. Now, of course, CNN has to cover it. They have covered it extensively and they will continue to do so.”