“In the morning, we did not know what was happening, right?” Mendoza chattered. “We heard about the wire, and when I was asked was I going to return any contributions related to him and of course your opposition is pounding away, ‘Oh she should return the contribution!’ right? And I said we don’t even know what this story is about and if he hasn’t been accused of any wrongdoing or if there is any additional information that comes up along the day, I would of course, my integrity is worth more than whatever dollar sign is in place, right?”