New York Times: “The opening reception on Friday evening was pared down to three small tables overlooking the beach. There were still open seats: Only about a dozen people showed up to the subdued affair and roughly half of them were the senator’s aides. Trays of sushi and shrimp cocktail were left uneaten.”
“The shunned senator never showed, absent at his own ill-timed and ill-fated fund-raiser.”
“More than half of the 50-or-so donors and their guests canceled attendance after the senator was charged three weeks ago. A defiant Mr. Menendez refused to cancel the retreat despite the defections. Then, as he landed in San Juan on Thursday, he was buffeted with more untimely news: Prosecutors filed additional charges and asked a judge to seize his home.”
