 U.S. Senator Robert Menendez was once the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Now he's a convicted felon, found guilty today of bribery, extortion, and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt. The veteran New Jersey Democrat now faces a maximum sentence of 222 years in prison for trading political influence in return for envelopes full of cash, solid gold bars, and gifts, including a Mercedes-Benz. Washington Post reporter Salvador Rizzo is covering the trial. We reached him in New York City.