All eyes should have been on the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), but a fortuitous scheduling clash with a significantly higher-profile trial has allowed him to largely escape the daily onslaught of media scrutiny. 

Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is taking place just a few blocks away in Manhattan, New York, allowing Menendez a little breathing room.

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