The Daily Caller on Tuesday claimed that an escort mentioned in a recent Washington Post article on an apparently fabricated prostitution claim against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is not the same person the conservative news outlet interviewed earlier. The Post on Monday reported that an escort was paid to make up the claim that she had had sex with the senator.
The Daily Caller said in a 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.
