Bridge case defendants can subpoena Christie office docs

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Feb 5, 4:35 PM EST

Bridge case defendants can subpoena Christie office docs

By DAVID PORTER
Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie charged in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case will get a second chance to force the release of documents from the law firm whose taxpayer-funded 2014 report absolved Christie of blame.

U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton on Friday said attorneys for Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly can subpoena the Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher law firm for what they contend are thousands of pages of relevant documents, particularly communications between people in Christie's office and the bridge's operator during the September 2013 closures.

In its response to a grand jury subpoena by the U.S. attorney's office when it was assembling the indictment, the firm provided a list of documents - some thousands of pages long, defense lawyers say - that the firm said were privileged communications by Christie staffers that couldn't be released.

Baroni and Kelly were indicted last spring on wire fraud, civil rights and other charges for allegedly orchestrating the closures of access lanes to the bridge to punish a mayor for not endorsing Christie's re-election.


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[Gothmog]

1. This will be fun to watch

[hollysmom]

2. One of the few things that will give me pleasure in this campaign is watching Christie

coming back to New Jersey and having to deal with all this stuff. Well, that ad we can stop paying millions of dollars wending troopers with him to protect him as if anyone thinks he is a threat.

[Backwoodsrider]

3. good timing

This time next week Christie is going to be only a distant memory in the 2016 race. With this soft boot exit I wonder if there is a promise to collect job at Wallstreet when gov jersey gig is finished. Hope the state actually goes to trial and these times are so crazy that just might be allowed to happen.

Crossing fingers