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Wild Allegations Involving Sen. Menendez & Prostitutes Takes Yet Another Twist — Did the Post Get the Wrong Woman?

Mar. 5, 2013 12:52pm Becket Adams

It looks like the wild allegations regarding New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his supposed trysts with Dominican prostitutes have taken yet another interesting twist: The site that published the initial story months ago now suggests the Washington Post — which came out yesterday and said one of the prostitutes has recanted her sex claims — got the wrong woman.

The Washington Post reported Monday that Nexis de los Santos Santana, 23, told Dominican authorities in an affidavit that she was paid to help frame the U.S. senator.

The Post explains that she was one of two women who appeared in a video published last year claiming that the senator had paid and her colleague for their “services.”

“The woman said a local lawyer had approached her and a fellow escort and asked them [to] help frame Menendez and a top donor, Salomon Melgen, according to affidavits obtained by The Post,” the report adds.

So, yes, the alleged prostitute, according to the Post’s report, claims she was paid to lie.

However, this is where it gets interesting. The Daily Caller, the site that published the aforementioned video, says the Post got the wrong prostitute.

Here’s TheDC’s statement:

The Washington Post falsely reported a story yesterday claiming our source had recanted her statement, without contacting The Daily Caller for comment before posting. In reality, the prostitute in the Post’s story does not appear to be one of the women we interviewed in 2012. Details provided by the prostitute identified as Ms. Santana in the Post story conflict with the taped interviews The Daily Caller posted on November 1, including the mention of a person whose name would not come to light for months afterward. In addition, Melanio Figueroa, the attorney for TheDC’s sources, has said the Post’s allegations are fabricated and that the affidavit is false. The Post would not provide TheDC with a copy of the affidavit, despite our request. We stand by our reporting.

Back to you, Washington Post:

The Post and the Daily Caller are quite clearly talking past each other on this Menendez stuff. From yesterday’s Post story: “Daily Caller Editor Tucker Carlson did not reply to phone calls and e-mails requesting comment.” From the Daily Caller response piece: “Post reporter Carol D. Leonnig did not respond to requests for comment Monday night, and did not provide TheDC with a copy of the affidavit.” (Leonnig was unavailable for comment for this piece; we’ll update once we connect).

There’ll be a great deal more to come on this, both at the Erik Wemple Blog and elsewhere. Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the nonprofit that originally fielded the tipster’s charges, says, “These latest revelations raise even more questions about what’s really going on. It’s impossible to know what’s true and hopefully law enforcement can get to the bottom of this.”

It’s worth noting in this back-and-forth between the two news organizations that only the editors at TheDC have actually seen the faces of the women in the video.

Wild and crazy.

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Comments (46)

Kiba
Posted on March 6, 2013 at 7:04pm
Id say it was more like she was ‘persuaded’ to change her mind. I personally think this is funny if it is true or not, why? Because its about time a race-baiting loud-mouth lib like him got a taste of his own meds that’s why. So whats the matter Mr. Menendez does it feel bad when you are accused of being or doing something just for political gain? Does it feel right to have your reputation hurt just because someone who disagrees with you called you something you aren’t or did something you didn’t do? GOOD! LOL. Perhaps you will think about this the next time you say someone just hates Latinos because they believe in legal immigration or something. But I doubt it. Tuff luck bud, I don’t feel sorry for you one bit.

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Jake Dog2
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:57pm
What is wrong with you guys?? Don’t you know that no Democrat has ever had sex with that or any women. Oh wait that did not come out right. Oh well I will leave it at that.

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- dwilco77
  Posted on March 6, 2013 at 4:26am
  Except for maybe Janet Napolatono
  
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- whywonder
  Posted on March 6, 2013 at 7:49am
  Right wing media takes tiny shred of made up evidence, tries to make a big deal of it to make democrats look bad, then when proven wrong, stomp their feet and cry like little babies.
  
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denkat56
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 6:03pm
Why are they so worried about the truth now. It never worried them before.

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- RIDEMODELS
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 8:38pm
  Dimocrats OOOZZZZeee Evil…….Old men and young prostitutes…..These men will take the girl out if they want to…..These men ooooozzzzzee EVIL….
  
  MSLSD will never talk about this….I repeat…MSLSD will never talk about this.
  
  It will take a nation of strong Christians to fix the problems we have in this country, and MSLSD are no Christians……
  
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garbagecanlogic
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 4:09pm
Smells of very strongly of a payoff.

Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
The U.S. Out Of The U.N.

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KevINtampa
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:39pm
Quite an effective smoke screen the WP is levying for the Washington power machine. Now the story is the coverage of the story, not the story itself. Well, done WP, now we know there are at least 3 prostitutes in this story. And here’s a hint, the Washington Post is one of them.

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Canada_Goose
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:34pm
To paraphrase the Daily Caller…..

Hey WaPo the lying prostitute with the false affidavit you interviewed in not the same lying prostitute with the false affidavit we interviewed so we stand by our lying prostitute’s lies.

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- Crazyotto
  Posted on March 6, 2013 at 9:30am
  Please go back to Canada…
  
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:21pm
Menendez cannot be believed- period. He needs to resign and an investigation done. Just the fact that he dumped his checking account to pay back the dentist for travel time is damning.

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- DIR
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:34pm
  All I have to know is that luv chunks is a democrat. That says it all from my vantage point. The word lowlife comes to mind. Plus, using democrat logic, where by the importance/seriousness of the charges is what matters, not that he may or may not be guilty of the actual allegations, but in the least he is guilty by association with such charges. Liberals want to rule, so play by their game when it’s most suitable. This is one of those times.
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 5:25pm
  No he doesn’t just need to resign. He has had a very active career and he DOES HIS JOB. Give it a rest.
  
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nrse2go
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:53pm
Strong Arming a women to recant her story???

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- JRook
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:24pm
  “It’s worth noting in this back-and-forth between the two news organizations that only the editors at TheDC have actually seen the faces of the women in the video” Its also worth noting the well known conservative bias the Daily Caller holds and reality that they would handle the story very differently if it was a Republican. So it is worth noting which one is pointed out here.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:46pm
  “An apologist for what?” – Locked
  
  Locked & JRook may not be as odious as Meteors, Monicne or Wango, but I can usually count them to b\nay say. Not so much that they are playing Devil’s Advocate, but because deep down in their heart of hearts … well they are liberals.
  
  Just Saying.
  
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- carbonyes
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:03pm
  JROOK
  How about peddling your papers on a liberal site. Your biased liberal, warped view point might be accepted there.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:05pm
  Locked is no liberal, libertarian through and through.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:13pm
  Gonzo
  
  You are probably right. They are kind of like soy. They just seem to argue with everyone.
  
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- Locked
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 5:00pm
  @Walkabout
  
  Gonzo is pretty close; though I don’t consider myself a libertarian, I see eye-to-eye with them most often. I consider myself a fiscal conservative first, a Constitutionalist second, and a Christian third (well, when it comes to politics; in my daily life I’m a Christian first as much as possible :-)).
  
  I apologize if you feel I argue too often with you; I’m not out to antagonize. Well, not with you at least!
  
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DZ-015
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:48pm
Keep your eyes on the ophthalmologist with the plane the Senator rode on.

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Locked
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:35pm
The Dominican woman apparently also verified that it was her on the tape that the Daily Caller published. Not that she sounds like a very reliable witness. I’ll be interested in seeing how the Daily Caller responds; while they sometimes have good stories, many times they run closer to tabloid than truth. This time it might come back to bite them.

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- Walkabout
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:39pm
  We’ll see. but you sound like an apologist.
  
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- Locked
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:53pm
  @Walkabout
  
  An apologist for what? Or whom? I’ll admit I don’t read either WaPO or the DC with any frequency.
  
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The Big Mick
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:29pm
So my choices are to believe the WashP, either or of a pair of Cutrate Dominican Hos, a pair of South of the Border Sheisters or a Commiequeer Senator…..

I think I’ll consider them ALL lying PsOS.

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Walkabout
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:20pm
Poor KeatonC333 & Send_the_Meteors were on to try to rub the recantation story in our faces.

What will they do now?

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:53pm
  WALKABOUT, Lets stay tuned in tonight when they both show up. Should make for some interesting reading.
  
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- GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:02pm
  Walkabout,
  
  I left you a reply on the Norway story. I hope it helps…
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:39pm
  GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
  
  Thank you. I copied it.
  
  Foreign language sources are good for linking. Google will translate it.
  
  Also I might pick up a few more Spanish words. I might hate the leftist multicultural ploy, but I do live other languages and the people that speak them.
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:16pm
Apparently the perv senator needs Barry’s cover up people to handle his pedophillia problem. Bob’s guys aren’t doing a good enough job.

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- BaldingEagle1776
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:23pm
  Of course they got the wrong woman. Menendez’s Dominican queen was none other than ProgressiveSlayer! Shake it girl!!
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:23pm
  The DNC is just ecstatic that it’s not little boys.
  
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- BaldingEagle1776
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:29pm
  I’ll bet.
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:34pm
  The bald puffer still trolling after all these hours,you need to go back to the bath houses of Chicago and wait for the return of your lover BHO.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:39pm
  BladingEagle
  
  Other than LesbianPackingHollowPoints & LogCabinRepublican , I cannot think of one LGBT poster who makes sense.
  
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- BaldingEagle1776
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:46pm
  All my fans gathering around at my feet. So cute, all of you!
  
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- nrse2go
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:52pm
  strong arming a women to recant her story??
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:57pm
  Somebody pour some salt on this slug.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:58pm
  BALDINGBEAGLE, Surely, you have better sense than to think they are fanatics for you.
  
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- BaldingEagle1776
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:03pm
  I’m flattered, really. But I garner nearly as many responses as the stories themselves! Keep the love coming, my sweeties!
  
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- carbonyes
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:18pm
  BALDINGEAGLE
  Your handle would be more appropriate if you changed it to BLEATINGLAMB. Obammy would no doubt approve of it also.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:19pm
  Balding is just an aging gay guy. They call him grampa because of his looks & no longer want to play. So he comes here. He is so lonely.
  
  Been there, Saw the posts. Nothing you want your kids or friends to emulate.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 3:21pm
  BALDING is NeedyTim…back with another identity. So very Needy …gotta have that attention mommy didn’t give him..
  
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Gonzo
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:04pm
Oops, looks like the Democrat fixers in the media have more work to do.

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BenInNY
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:03pm
An attempt to muddy the waters that will backfire by bringing the story back into view.

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- Just_Us2
  Posted on March 5, 2013 at 2:32pm
  Exactly….this now opens the door for more scrutiny. Fly these women in and let them tell their story on the Sunday morning talk shows. The credibility of the press is at stake……wait….is that an oxymoron…credible press?
  
  Hey, let’s all make a pact…..I will vote against my state politicians and you vote against yours and we can all start fresh. Of course….it will never happen in America because you can’t fix stupid.
  
  Somebody stop the merry-go-round…I want off.
  
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