Norm Coleman has a trial set to start in a state district court on Monday. The trial challenges the certified results of the Minnesota Senate election that gave Al Franken a 225-vote victory. It may take a month or longer to get everything resolved. While the issue is being resolved, there is a vacancy for that seat in the U.S. Senate.

Coleman figures he’s going to prevail in the lawsuit, but, in the meantime, he is moonlighting for the Republican Jewish Coalition as a consultant.

“The senator needs to earn a living while the contest is going on,” said Coleman spokesman Mark Drake.

That group was highly critical of Barack Obama during the Presidential campaign.

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is setting in motion plans to seat Al Franken as Minnesota’s next Senator despite Coleman’s lawsuit.

Luke Friedrich, a Coleman spokesman, said Reid and Franken would “ignore the will of Minnesota voters” if they try to seat Franken before the election is completely resolved.