Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, and his wife are charged with accepting bribes of cash, gold bars and other items in exchange for official acts.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are poised to select a full jury and deliver opening statements in the federal bribery trial in New York of Sen. Robert Menendez .
Menendez, 70, and his wife Nadine Menendez are charged in the case with taking hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes — including bags of cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz convertible — in exchange for official acts by the senator. A third New Jersey businessman charged in the case, Jose Uribe, pleaded guilty in March and agreed to cooperate with the federal prosecutors.
Dozens of people in the courtroom had raised their juror cards to potentially disqualify themselves from the trial, which could last seven weeks or more.Donald Trump shuts down rumors about considering Nikki Haley for vice presidentBlinken issues harshest criticism yet of Israel’s Gaza operations: No 'credible plan'
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