What to know about the federal trial of NJ Senator Robert Menendez

Mr Menendez has been the US Senator for New Jersey since 2006.He was the top-ranking Democrat on the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee for more than five years, a position that gave him significant influence over US foreign policy.The son of Cuban immigrants, he is among Capitol Hill’s most prominent Latino lawmakers and has been an outspoken advocate on immigration policy. Mr Menendez has faced federal corruption charges before. He was tried in 2017, with the justice department alleging he did political favours for a wealthy Florida eye doctor in exchange for luxury holidays and…