Harry Reid Sought White House Help for Menendez Donor, DOJ Says
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Then-Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid holds a news conference in Washington on Nov. 19, 2015.
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U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, in trying to help a campaign donor who was accused of overbilling the government, enlisted then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to “amplify the pressure” on the Obama administration, the Justice Department said.