Prosecutors: Christie knew about traffic scheme as it was happening
Prosecutors say Governor Christie knew of the scheme to shut down traffic on the George Washington Bridge to punish a local mayor who didn’t support him.
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It was the first time Mr. Christie, a Republican, has been accused of knowing about the scheme as it unfolded.
The prosecutors made the assertion during opening statements in the trial of two former Christie administration officials charged with closing the lanes in 2013 and then covering it up.
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D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.