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Chris Christie: judge orders release of Bridgegate investigation notes
Source: Associated Press
Chris Christie: judge orders release of Bridgegate investigation notes
Associated Press in Newark, New Jersey
Sunday 12 July 2015 21.06 BST
The law firm that wrote a report clearing New Jersey governor Chris Christie in the George Washington bridge lane-closing scandal has been ordered to turn over any handwritten notes or recordings of interviews it conducted with dozens of administration officials.
A federal judge on Friday granted the request from two former allies of Christie – now a declared candidate for the Republican presidential nomination – who are under indictment for their alleged roles in the scandal.
The request seeks notes from more than 70 interviews conducted for the report that was released last year by Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher. Christie hired the firm at taxpayer expense.
In a letter, the firm asked US district court judge Susan Wigenton to deny the request.
The judge, though, said the firm’s objections were “premature”, noting that a “proper motion to quash or modify the subpoena is not currently before this court”. Because of that, the judge said she did not address the merits of the firm’s arguments.
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Associated Press in Newark, New Jersey
Sunday 12 July 2015 21.06 BST
The law firm that wrote a report clearing New Jersey governor Chris Christie in the George Washington bridge lane-closing scandal has been ordered to turn over any handwritten notes or recordings of interviews it conducted with dozens of administration officials.
A federal judge on Friday granted the request from two former allies of Christie – now a declared candidate for the Republican presidential nomination – who are under indictment for their alleged roles in the scandal.
The request seeks notes from more than 70 interviews conducted for the report that was released last year by Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher. Christie hired the firm at taxpayer expense.
In a letter, the firm asked US district court judge Susan Wigenton to deny the request.
The judge, though, said the firm’s objections were “premature”, noting that a “proper motion to quash or modify the subpoena is not currently before this court”. Because of that, the judge said she did not address the merits of the firm’s arguments.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/12/chris-christie-federal-judge-bridgegate-investigation-notes
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