September 28, 2016
An attorney for a former public official on trial over the George Washington Bridge lane closures pounced Wednesday on a series of disparaging text messages by the mastermind behind the scandal to challenge claims that the two men were close friends and took part in a political payback scheme.
September 27, 2016
The government's star witness testified Tuesday at the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial that he and one of the defendants bragged to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about causing a traffic jam to punish a mayor for not endorsing the governor for re-election and that Christie "seemed to be enjoying it."
September 26, 2016
The architect behind the George Washington Bridge lane closures testified Monday at the trial of two former public officials that they took part in a political payback scheme against a mayor, saying the group sought to increase traffic woes by closing the lanes on the first day of classes at local schools.
September 23, 2016
The mastermind behind the George Washington Bridge lane closures testified Friday at the trial of two former public officials that the three of them banded together on a mission to advance the agenda of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie through the influence of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
September 22, 2016
A Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive said Thursday at the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial that one of the defendants indirectly told her not to call back concerned local officials during the week of the closures and claimed he later falsely testified before a legislative committee that there had been communication breakdowns.
September 21, 2016
The head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Wednesday at the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial that he ordered the lanes reopened amid public safety concerns, but that one of the defendants demanded that the closures be reinstated, saying, "the issue was important to Trenton."
September 20, 2016
Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich told jurors Tuesday at the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial that the closures left his hometown in complete gridlock without warning from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey after the mayor had refused to endorse New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for re-election.
September 19, 2016
Prosecutors in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial indicated Monday in their opening statement that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was aware of a plot to cause a massive traffic jam as political payback against a local mayor for not endorsing him for re-election.
September 16, 2016
Just days before Monday's long-awaited opening statements of the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial, prosecutors and one of the defendants went to battle over whether the government may assert that his motives include trying to curry favor with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and whether there is even enough time left for this argument to be decided.
September 15, 2016
Prosecutors preparing for a trial over the George Washington Bridge lane closures pushed back Thursday against a motion to exclude evidence that one of the defendants had tried to curry favor with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, arguing that the government may present such proof of the defendant's motive.