Gibson Dunn Fighting Metadata Request in Bridgegate Case (Christie)

[NJCher]

Source: NJ Law Journal

Michael Booth, New Jersey Law Journal
August 24, 2015

The law firm New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hired to investigate the closure of local access lanes to the George Washington Bridge is asking a federal judge to reject a demand by two of Christie's former aides to turn over metadata related to the internal investigation.

The New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher filed a motion with U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton of the District of New Jersey on Aug. 21, asking her to quash the metadata demand filed by Christie's former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Kelly, and Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New Yew York and New Jersey, which owns and operates the bridge.

Kelly and Baroni, who are under indictment for their alleged roles in the Sept. 9-13, 2013, lane closures in Fort Lee, are demanding all information held by Gibson Dunn related to its internal investigation of the lane closures. Gibson Dunn concluded that Christie, who is seeking the Republican Party's nomination for president, played no role in the scheme. Lawyers from the firm interviewed dozens of Christie's staff members and political associates as part of the investigation.

Wigenton already has ordered the firm to turn over to the defendants all interview notes, recordings and transcripts.



Read more: http://www.njlawjournal.com/id=1202735546145/Gibson-Dunn-Fighting-Metadata-Request-in-Bridgegate-Case?cn=20150824&pt=Breaking%20News&src=EMC-Email&et=editorial&bu=New%20Jersey%20Law%20Journal&slreturn=20150724163839

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There are three more paragraphs to the story. Unfortunately, they will make you register for access. The story should be carried on other media sources later, so if it is, I'll post so people don't have to register for the Law Journal access (it's free, just annoying).


Cher

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

1. !

https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/YfJ4W_owKHN2MAt.WkEGZg--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9MzkzO3E9OTU7dz0zNjc-/

[Backwoodsrider]

2. hope it goes nationwide

Be nice if this story made national news about how much of the republican brand is based on lies but I think the media has taken publics attention and moved them on to more appropriate topics such as the Dow and those pesky emails. *sigh*

I am afraid those falsehoods that effected many people up in Jersey are going to be swept under the rug before the Bridgegate trial even begins but also part of me see's peoples hunger for alternative news as evidenced by the popularity of Sanders and Trump. Maybe we are ready to grow in a positive direction as a country and a people. These are exciting times

[NJCher]

3. am I wrong in interpreting this ?

If you're not guilty of anything, why? Why spend money trying to block access to this information?

To me, this says that Christie tampered with emails or other electronic data.


Cher