Nadine Menendez's federal corruption trial got underway Tuesday with jury selection in New York City. She faces 15 charges in a years-long bribery scheme involving her husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez,

Jury selection began Tuesday in the bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, whose husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was sentenced to 11 years in prison earlier this year for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gold and cash.

Former Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted of bribery and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt, is seeking President Donald Trump‘s assistance to delay the corruption trial of his wife,