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Supreme Court overturns convictions in New Jersey "Bridgegate" case
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the case involving Bridget Kelly and William Baroni, who worked for Christie.
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the case involving Bridget Kelly and William Baroni, who worked for Christie.
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A one-time aide to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the governor has made her out to be "a scapegoat" for her role in the 2013 "Bridgegate" scandal. Bridget Kelly was sentenced to 13 months in prison for what prosecutors characterize as a politically motivated plot to create traffic jams over the George Washington Bridge. Now Kelly is definitely firing back at Christie, telling Kristine Johnson of New York station WCBS she was humiliated and wants Christie held accountable.
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Bridget Kelly, Christie's former deputy chief of staff, says that the former governor is to blame for the scandal
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Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly will serve prison sentences
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N.J. Governor, who denies knowledge of plot to close lanes at George Washington Bridge for political payback, says he has previously survived claims that his political career was over
One of Donald Trump's top surrogates, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, is being taken off the campaign trail. Christie's appearances scheduled for this weekend were cancelled after two of his former top aides were convicted for creating a massive traffic jam as political payback. Christie was not charged in the case, but the scandal derailed his presidential campaign. Don Dahler reports.
Two former allies of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie -- Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni -- have been convicted in the "Bridgegate" traffic scandal. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman discusses on CBSN.
Two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie accused of plot to use traffic jams for political retaliation
In a rebuttal summation, a prosecutor urged jurors to ignore the insinuations about Gov. Chris Christie and others and focus on the evidence against the two defendants, which he called “devastating”
Federal prosecutors say traffic study was actually cover story for political payback scheme designed to cause traffic jams
Former Port Authority executive contradicted prosecution’s star witness by offering a third version of when, and how much, Republican Gov. Christie knew about the gridlock
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has always denied knowing about a scheme by top aides to create a traffic jam to punish a local mayor. But on Tuesday, a federal jury in the criminal case heard a different story. Don Dahler reports.
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Gov. Chris Christie was told about the traffic jam while it was underway, seemed happy about it and joked sarcastically that there was nothing political going on, a former loyalist testified
Former Port Authority official David Wildstein continued testimony linking his former boss Bill Baroni and ex-Christie deputy Bridget Kelly to the lane-closing scandal
David Wildstein, appointed to the Port Authority by Gov. Chris Christie, pleaded guilty last year
Federal prosecutors raised new questions about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during opening statements in the so-called "Bridgegate" trial. They claim Christie knew his allies were involved in the controversial closure of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge, as it was happening. They also say the purpose of the lane closures in 2013 was to punish Fort Lee's mayor, who declined to endorse Christie's re-election. Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the implications of the trial.
As trial of Christie aides gets underway, witness will dispute Christie's long-held claim he knew nothing
The New Jersey governor disputes the recently surfaced claim, saying it's "ridiculous"
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