The War of the Roses… The Senator Bob Menendez may blame his wife, Nadine Menendezthat he lured them both into what prosecutors called a criminal conspiracy, and that he withheld information from him, leading him to believe “nothing illegal was going on,” according to court documents unsealed Tuesday and cited by The New York Times.

The disclosure was contained in two motions in a legal brief filed by Mr. Menendez’s lawyers, who had asked a judge to keep them secret because they described a trial strategy that, if made public, would “definitely garnering significant media attention” and would “prejudice the jury.”

The new insight into Mr. Menendez’s defense line comes just three weeks before he and two New Jersey businessmen go on trial in Manhattan on charges of involvement in a wide-ranging bribery scheme. Ms. Menendez will be tried separately in July. All four defendants pleaded not guilty.

The senator and his wife are accused of they received cash, gold and a luxury car in exchange for Mr. Menendez’s “willingness” to use his political influence to help allies in New Jersey and support the governments of Egypt and Qatar. According to the newly unsealed reports, Mr. Menendez may testify at his trial and, if he does, will reveal communications with Ms. Menendez that will “tend to exonerate him,” but at the same time they may blame his wife.

The sentences were unsealed by a Federal District Court judge at the request of a coalition of news organizations.