 The defense went with a very risky strategy, which was to blame Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, formerly Nadine Arslanian. They had started dating only in 2018. They married in 2020. And by the time that this indictment and then this trial rolled around this year, you know, you got the sense that this marriage does not have a long time left because the senator's attorneys write from the opening statement. You know, they said, look,