Christie Point Man At The Center Of Bridge Scandal Pleads The Fifth

[brooklynite]

Source: Business Insider

David Wildstein, the Former Port Authority Director of Interstate Capital Projects and an ally of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, cited his right to plead the Fifth Amendment in testimony Thursday on his role in a burgeoning George Washington Bridge scandal.

Wildstein resigned last month amid the growing controversy. His attorney filed a motion on Wednesday asking a judge to squash a subpoena compelling Wildstein to testify.

He repeatedly cited his right to plead the Fifth Amendment when asked questions by John Wisniewski, the chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee holding the hearing.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/david-wildstein-pleads-fifth-christie-bridge-scandal-lane-closings-2014-1

[Fred Sanders]

1. You quash a subphoena, you squash your potatoes.

[berni_mccoy]

5. Business Insider is not really a good journalistic source...

Just saying... They are progressive in what they report, but the quality isn't there.

[BlueStreak]

6. Actually squash is a fruit, not a verb

but it is gradually inserting itself into the language as a bastardized verb.

[NoGOPZone]

11. or a sport. nt

[DRoseDARs]

13. It's been used as a verb since the 1500s. That's pretty damned gradual... nt

[ailsagirl]

25. I didn't know that

Interesting, the English language!

[adirondacker]

2. Now would be a good time to utlize the FISA court and dig up all the phone conversations and emails

NSA has been collecting.

[jsr]

3. The feds should investigate this attack on interstate commerce.

[Ikonoklast]

7. Requests are being made from the Senate to the appropriate committee chairman.

This ain't over, far from it.

[Warren Stupidity]

17. After all, if you have nothing to hide......

[meow2u3]

23. Where's the NSA when we really need them?

[yellowcanine]

4. Saving the good stuff for the plea bargain.

Very wise of him and maybe bad for Christie. Probably also means he has a good lawyer. Also maybe bad for Christie.

[George II]

8. He has been found in contempt of the committee. Not over yet.

[1StrongBlackMan]

10. Yes it is ...

One has an absolute right to assert the 5th to avoid answering in any governmental hearing where liability might attach.

The only way this extends is if Wildstein is offered immunity in exchange for testimony.

[Javaman]

9. I said this yesterday...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=692303

[1StrongBlackMan]

12. Because the 5th was asserted ...

(those strongly suggesting criminality) The committee should call Kelly, then Wildstein, then christie and offer immunity from prosecution to the first one that comes forward and a promise to use the full weight of the law on the second and third place finishers.

My guess is Kelly will get there first because she has the most exposure. Wildstein may have did the deed; but it is clear that he did so on someone else's order ... the question is, "was it her order, Christie's order, or someone else's?"

[davidpdx]

19. Except that theoretically each one could plead the 5th

Though I doubt Christie would. He'll continue to make himself out to be the victim.

Weren't there more people involved? Someone has to start talking eventually.

[1StrongBlackMan]

20. Well ...

once immunity is granted, you lose the ability to plead the 5th. So you only need one person ... It'll be between Wildstein and Kelly to take the grant ... I'm thinking that gonna be Ms. Kelly.

[davidpdx]

21. I'd like to see this Wildstein guy go to federal prison for a nice long stretch

Both are pretty unsavory characters though.

[1StrongBlackMan]

22. I suspect ...

in the end, we will see one person going to prison and a elected official resigning ahead of an indictment.

[eilen]

24. Kelly has four kids and is.. newly unemployed. She will sing and give an encore. nt

[CTyankee]

26. what's the point of calling Christie? Wait til an assertion is made under immunity by

one of the others, such as Kelly or Wildstein, then confront Christie on what they said...

Otherwise, we'll just get more of Christie's lies...

[benld74]

15. HEY NSA! Pull all phone conversations between,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[okaawhatever]

16. I read that he would answer the questions if he would be granted immunity from prosecution. Clearly

there's some "there, there".

[kairos12]

18. Forget prosecution, Christie is shopping the cement shoes department for him.

[CTyankee]

27. "I hope nobody gets hurt..."