Bridge lane defendants seek to put Christie lawyers on stand

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Bridge lane defendants seek to put Christie lawyers on stand
Updated: August 8, 2016 — 11:32 AM EDT

by DAVID PORTER, The Associated Press


NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Attorneys for the law firm whose report absolved Gov. Chris Christie of blame in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal are seeking to avoid being called as witnesses in next month's trial of two former Christie loyalists.

Attorneys for Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher wrote in court filings recently that they will seek to block subpoenas issued by attorneys for former Christie aide Bridget Kelly and former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive Bill Baroni.

Kelly and Baroni were indicted last year on wire fraud and civil rights charges for closing access lanes to create traffic jams in 2013, apparently to punish a Democratic mayor for not endorsing the re-election of Christie, a Republican who is now serving as a close adviser to GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Gibson Dunn has billed the state more than $10 million for its 2014 report that found Christie wasn't aware of the September 2013 lane closures until well afterward and for representing Christie's office in the subsequent federal investigation.


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[The Wizard]

1. So the Governor spent $10 million

of New Jersey's treasury to have a private law firm white wash his involvement in inconveniencing hundreds of thousands of motorists and creating a public safety hazard. My question is: how will they get his hands behind his back?

[FigTree]

2. Plausible deniability.

No deepthroat either. End of story.