A federal appeals court has upheld most of the convictions against two former allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.
The Democratic mayor who prosecutors say was targeted by two former allies of Republican Gov. Chris Christie for a political vendetta told jurors Tuesday how he was courted by Christie staffers for more than three years before ultimately declining to endorse Christie's re-election.
A federal prosecutor told jurors Monday that a witness will testify that Republican Gov. Chris Christie was told about a plan to close traffic lanes near the George Washington Bridge as the shutdown was happening, a claim he has contested for years.
A former aide to Gov. Chris Christie texted to a colleague during a news conference about the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal that Christie "flat out lied" when he denied his senior staff and campaign manager were involved, according to a new court filing.
An anonymous person whose name is on a list of unindicted co-conspirators in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing case has asked a federal appeals court to stop the release of the names this week.
A federal judge in New Jersey has delayed the release of names of unindicted co-conspirators in the criminal case stemming from the 2013 lane closures at the George Washington Bridge.