Jury selection in New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez’s federal corruption trial is scheduled to begin, on Monday – with prosecutors alleging that the embattled Democrat was bribed with gold bars and luxury vehicles to give influence to foreign officials. Prosecutors allege that Menendez, 70, conspired with the Egyptian government and a group of New Jersey businessmen, to enrich all involved parties while also increasing Cairo’s influence in Washington, D.C. The senator remains in office, even though many officials – most vocally Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman – have called on him to step dow…