Former Christie aide expected to return to witness stand
Source: Associated Press
Former Christie aide expected to return to witness stand
Updated 1:00 am, Monday, October 24, 2016
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The former aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who prosecutors say sent the "time for some traffic problems" email that started the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal is due back on the witness stand.
Federal prosecutors are expected to begin cross-examining Bridget Kelly on Monday morning. She was Christie's deputy chief of staff and is on trial along with a former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive whom prosecutors say launched the plot as revenge against a Democratic mayor who wouldn't endorse Christie.
Prosecutors say Kelly sent the email to David Wildstein, the self-described mastermind of the plot who has pleaded guilty and is the government's key witness.
Kelly testified Friday that the Republican governor approved of a traffic study on the bridge. But prosecutors claim the study actually was a cover story for a political payback scheme designed to cause traffic jams.
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