Gifts from a friend or bribes? Sen. Menendez trial to begin
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Gifts from a wealthy friend or bribes?
It's the question at the center of the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and a Florida eye doctor that starts Wednesday in Newark and promises to put the very business of governing under a microscope.
Menendez told reporters before entering the courthouse that "not once have I dishonored my public office."
Menendez and Florida ophthalmologist Dr.