The Justice Department leveled a startling accusation Thursday at Sen. Bob Menendez: that he was an agent of Egypt while serving in the U.S. Senate.

A revised version of an earlier, bribery-focused indictment accuses the New Jersey Democrat, his wife, and a business associate of a conspiracy to have the senator act as a foreign agent in violation of federal law. It’s an extraordinary and perhaps unprecedented allegation: It appears to be the first time a sitting member of Congress has ever been criminally charged with working as an agent of a foreign power.

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