Bob Menendez’s Corruption Trial Begins This Week

Washington Post: “Bars of gold, stacks of cash, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and foreign intelligence officials could all make cameo appearances.”

“Federal prosecutors allege that Menendez and his wife were being bribed with those gifts by New Jersey businessmen who sought the lawmaker’s help paving the way for lucrative deals they had lined up with the governments of Egypt and Qatar.”

Politico: “To prove their case, prosecutors will need to tie those gold bars to things the senator is alleged to have done to receive them.”