Reporter's Notebook: Washington is no longer the center of politics – it's now New York City
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Bob Menendez and former President Trump face criminal charges. While Menendez is accused of using his power for personal gain, Trump is accused of concealing hush money payments.
But for all of the Congressional action in New York of late, one might think that Congress is "Lost in New York" this spring. Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
Start spreadin’ the news. Lots of members of Congress are leavin’ today. And Monday. And Tuesday. And Thursday. A host of Republicans now routinely head north to sit in on the trial of former President Trump in New York.
The federal corruption trial of Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is also underway at the Daniel P. Moyinhan federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan. It’s named after the late, legendary Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a New York Democrat. Menendez will likely be holed up there, every day court is in session for his trial between now and perhaps the middle of July.