Sen. Bob Menendez Challenges Legality of Evidence in Bribery Case

Lawyers argue FBI violated Fourth Amendment rights in search, as corruption trial looms in May.

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are charged with accepting bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car over the last five years to carry out favors for three businessmen.
Menendez's lawyers argue that the FBI illegally searched his residence, violating his Fourth Amendment rights, and are seeking to have the evidence suppressed.
The lawyers claim that the search warrants used were riddled with material misrepresentations and omissions.
Menendez alleges that federal agents left his home in complete disarray after the search, forcibly breaking down doors and rummaging through his belongings.
The senator's corruption trial is set to begin on May 6, and both he and his wife have pleaded not guilty.