The Walls Close In On Chris Christe As His Top Aides Found Guilty in Bridgegate Trial

Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:28 pm

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Chris Christie’s political career was just delivered a fatal blow.

Republican Governor Chris Christie’s (R-NJ) former aides Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly were charged with 7 counts of conspiracy and fraud, and found guilty on all counts in the Bridgegate trial.

“Bridegate” refers to the Christie administration’s closure of lanes on the George Washington Bridge as an alleged act of political retribution.

The guilt of Christie’s ex-deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Kelly and his former Port Authority official Bill Baroni will reflect poorly on Christie, whom witnesses accused of knowing about the plot to close the bridge as political retribution.

Christie is in charge of staffing the possible Trump administration transition team and will be campaigning for Donald Trump in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania tomorrow, a further taint of corruption Trump could do without — and the Republican Party should want to bury.

The convictions will accelerate the movement of potential criminal charges against Gov. Christie. A summons was already issued as a judge found probable cause for a complaint of official misconduct against Christie. The complaint is currently being investigated by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The prosecutor’s office will determine whether or not Chris Christie gets indicted.

Christie is finished. The only question left to be answered is whether or not Bridgegate will land the New Jersey Governor in prison. So it’s fitting that Christie is campaigning for Donald Trump under his “law and order” banner.

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