Menendez appeared on "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace and repeated his innocence, stating that he will be vindicated when the facts come out.
The Senator argued that he did not betray the public's trust and cast doubt on a theory that the Obama administration was behind the prosecution against him due to his diverging views on U.S. relations with Cuba and Iran.
“I cannot imagine that an administration – this or any other – would go to such lengths, and undermine our constitutional democracy,” he said.
Despite the indictment, Menendez remained on the offensive about President Obama's consideration of removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.