Closing arguments in the bribery and corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) could begin as early as Monday afternoon as the eight-week trial enters the home stretch. 

Menendez is accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, a convertible, and 13 gold bars in exchange for steering aid to Egypt, facilitating a halal meat monopoly, and disrupting criminal investigations on behalf of his friends and family.