Former Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted of bribery and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt, is seeking President Donald Trump‘s assistance to delay the corruption trial of his wife,

Nadine Menendez was supposed to stand trial alongside her husband, but the judge allowed her to stand trial separately to accommodate her breast cancer diagnosis.

Former Senator Robert Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison after a trial in which he attempted to shift blame to his wife. Jury selection for her trial begins Tuesday.