 as he's never been convicted of a crime before and the crimes for which he was convicted were non-violent. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News. The defense is challenging those convictions. Closing arguments set to begin this afternoon at the corruption and bribery trial of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. The New Jersey Democrat denies any wrongdoing. He's on trial with two businessmen, a fourth took a plea deal and testified. The senator's defense attorney is casting blame on his wife, who's facing a separate trial after breast cancer treatment.