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Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show with the other political criminal trial grabbing headlines Monday — that of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ). And, after ridiculing the ‘cartoonishly blatant corruption” he’s been charged with, the comedian schooled him in how he was perfectly placed in the U.S. Senate to enjoy corruption — without breaking the law. Menendez was arrested in September last year on federal corruption charges involving taking bribes for political favors. Jury selection in his trial started Monday. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. Among th…