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Search of gold bar value puts Sen. Bob Menendez in hotter water during bribery trial

Embattled senator Bob Menendez (Credit: AFP)

The trial against embattled Senator Bob Menendez continues, with prosecutors now showing that the lawmaker regularly searched for the value of gold during the period in which he allegedly used his political influence to help a New Jersey businessman in exchange for bribes that included gold bars.

According to CBS News, evidence about the senator's online searches were prominently showed to the jury and compared to text messages he exchanged with Fred Daibes, the businessman in question who is on trial with him.

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