Bob Menendez actually said...

"You want me to put my faith in you, but I cannot do that blindly."

"Is it just simply true? Yes or no."

"In some cases, that is effectively what we have done. And I think there are two things we need to think about."

"I look at the elections as only one measurement, at the end of the day, of a totality of what we want to see in a country in terms of rule of law or transparency or respect of minorities."