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Wash. state Desk Jet

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Thu Oct 13, 2016, 03:14 PM Oct 2016

Bridgegate misconduct complaint against Christie can move forward

http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2016/10/judge_rules_christie_could_be_charged_with_officia.html#incart_river_home_pop
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(If this should turn into a citizenry action coalition ,it just might be the thing to watch.)
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Enough probable cause exists for a citizen's official misconduct complaint against Gov. Chris Christie to move forward in connection with the governor's alleged failure to stop politically-motivated lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in 2013, a judge in Bergen County ruled Thursday.
The complaint by Bill Brennan, a retired Teaneck firefighter and citizen activist, alleges that Christie knew of the closures while they were happening and should have halted them. He alleges that the governor's inaction constitutes second-degree official misconduct, a charge punishable by five to 10 years in prison.
The lane closures caused significant traffic problems over a four-day span in Fort Lee and sparked a 16-month investigation that resulted in charges against two former members of Christie's inner circle, who are currently on trial in federal court in Newark. The trial is in its third week.


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Bridgegate misconduct complaint against Christie can move forward (Original Post) Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2016 OP
Hope he goes away! Buttons3345 Oct 2016 #1
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