A federal judge in New Jersey shot down a request from embattled Democrat Senator Bob Menendez to delay his trial for bribery and corruption charges.

Menendez was charged in September with taking illegal bribes from Egyptian lobbyists and acting as a foreign agent, as Slay News reported.

He asked for a two-month delay in his trial which is currently scheduled for May.

He cited the large body of evidence his lawyers need to sift through.