Christie faces official misconduct complaint for bridge case
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A citizen's complaint of official misconduct by Republican Gov. Chris Christie over the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal can move forward, a judge ruled Thursday, raising the possibility that the governor could face indictment.
The complaint, filed by retired Teaneck firefighter William Brennan, alleges Christie "knowingly refrained from ordering that his subordinates take all necessary action to re-open local access lanes" from Fort Lee that had been "closed with the purpose to injure Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich" for not endorsing Christie's re-election bid. The complaint claims residents were "deprived the benefit and enjoyment of their community."
The complaint comes amid the trial of two former Christie appointees who are accused of orchestrating the lane closures in September 2013 as political retribution against Sokolich, a Democrat. Christie wasn't charged and has denied any involvement in the scheme or its cover-up. The government's star witness, David Wildstein, testified that several members in the governor's inner circle knew about the plot beforehand or soon after and that Christie himself was told about the traffic jams on the third day of the four-day lane closures.
Christie spokesman Brian Murray said that the ruling is being appealed and that it comes from a "serial complainant and political activist with a history of abusing the system."
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