GWB probe targets Christie's office; renewal of subpoena power expected
Source: Bergen Record
The George Washington Bridge lane-closure investigation could reach into Governor Christie’s office as early as Monday when a new round of subpoenas is expected to land on the desks of key members of Christie’s inner circle, a Democratic legislator leading the probe said on Saturday.
Assemblyman John Wisniewski said he plans to issue subpoenas demanding documents from the governor’s former deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly and spokesman Michael Drewniak, along with other aides whose names surfaced last week in documents related to the lane closures in early September.
The subpoenaed records — and, potentially, orders to testify under oath — could offer a rare peek at the internal deliberations of a highly disciplined and insulated office. They could also either confirm or dispel suspicions that have thrust the Christie administration into the gravest controversy it has faced — speculation that the goverenor’s office was involved in a plan to exact revenge by authorizing lane closures that led to traffic jams in Fort Lee in September.
“We’re no longer looking at just lane closures,” Wisniewski said, “we’re looking at an abuse of power and an attempt to cover up that abuse of power.”
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This is VERY interesting:
The subpoenaed records — and, potentially, orders to testify under oath — could offer a rare peek at the internal deliberations of a highly disciplined and insulated office.
Lots more in the article!
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...& during Watergate, they were charged for the coverup, not for breaking into an office!! Once it becomes a coverup, the investigation becomes much broader & more serious!!
...it would be similar to the missing minutes in the Nixon audio tapes that Rosemary Woods 'accidentally' erased!! And that really was pretty much the end for Nixon!!
