Judge Stein spent all of Monday questioning prospective jurors for Senator Menendez's corruption trial, aiming to seat a jury for a trial expected to last up to two months.
The case involves a sordid bribery scheme with details including over $100,000 in gold bullion, an Egyptian halal meat monopoly, and a Qatari sheikh, implicating Senator Menendez and two businessmen.
Senator Menendez's defense may involve blaming his wife, who is also a defendant in the case, by suggesting she withheld information and led him to believe nothing unlawful was happening.
The senator's wife, Nadine Menendez, will be tried separately in July after her lawyers cited a serious medical condition needing immediate treatment and a possible lengthy recovery.
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