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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest Volume III [View all]Laxman
(2,419 posts)29. While Christie Is Busy "Squeezing The Orange"....
hopefully the U.S. Attorney's Office is doing some squeezing of their own.
Unindicted and anonymous: Names of possible co-conspirators in GWB case could come out at trial
When federal prosecutors charged three former allies of Governor Christie's with orchestrating vengeful lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, they created a series of looming questions: Who are the unidentified others that court papers indicate were also involved in the conspiracy? Why werent they charged too? Are they still working in government? And when, if ever, will their names be known?
Legal experts say that, if the case goes to trial, theres a good chance prosecutors will have to reveal the identities of those unindicted co-conspirators, whom U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman has confirmed exist. And depending on who is on the list, the revelations could carry further political consequences for the Christie administration far beyond the courtroom.
They could also play into the defense strategy of Bill Baroni, former deputy executive director at the Port Authority, and Christies former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, both of whom have pleaded not guilty to charges that they purposely caused traffic jams in Fort Lee in September 2013 to get back at the boroughs mayor for not endorsing Christie. Another former Port Authority official, David Wildstein, has pleaded guilty.
Kelly said in her first public remarks that it would be ludicrous to believe she was the only one in the governors office who knew about the lane closings, suggesting she is being singled out. And Baronis attorneys said they want to know who else the government believes is involved but decided not to charge.
The government will not prosecute Mr. Baroni in a vacuum, attorneys Michael Baldassare and Jennifer Mara said in a statement Thursday. Baroni will use every means available to discover who the prosecution thinks was involved, the lawyers wrote, adding that their client is innocent.
When federal prosecutors charged three former allies of Governor Christie's with orchestrating vengeful lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, they created a series of looming questions: Who are the unidentified others that court papers indicate were also involved in the conspiracy? Why werent they charged too? Are they still working in government? And when, if ever, will their names be known?
Legal experts say that, if the case goes to trial, theres a good chance prosecutors will have to reveal the identities of those unindicted co-conspirators, whom U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman has confirmed exist. And depending on who is on the list, the revelations could carry further political consequences for the Christie administration far beyond the courtroom.
They could also play into the defense strategy of Bill Baroni, former deputy executive director at the Port Authority, and Christies former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, both of whom have pleaded not guilty to charges that they purposely caused traffic jams in Fort Lee in September 2013 to get back at the boroughs mayor for not endorsing Christie. Another former Port Authority official, David Wildstein, has pleaded guilty.
Kelly said in her first public remarks that it would be ludicrous to believe she was the only one in the governors office who knew about the lane closings, suggesting she is being singled out. And Baronis attorneys said they want to know who else the government believes is involved but decided not to charge.
The government will not prosecute Mr. Baroni in a vacuum, attorneys Michael Baldassare and Jennifer Mara said in a statement Thursday. Baroni will use every means available to discover who the prosecution thinks was involved, the lawyers wrote, adding that their client is innocent.
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I know what you mean.. There's been so much illegality in the christie admin and from christie
Cha
May 2015
#9
my first thought when I saw skinny Wildstein was "the people behind Christie radiation poisoned him"
Backwoodsrider
May 2015
#33
Also known as "Christie's Forty-Seven-Percent-Moment" (Good-natured jabs, my donkey)
rocktivity
May 2015
#50
Is Christie's publicly-financed self-exonerating Mastro report about to come back to haunt him?
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#56
You rock Laxman!!! While the non-memories of "Fitzmas" still hurt, I think this is different...
winstars
Jun 2015
#61
I have said all along, he will never get convicted of any crime. He seems to let others....
Logical
Jun 2015
#73
Christie's latest power failure: Another storm, another self-serving response
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#80
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rocktivity
Jun 2015
#85
Christie Confirms Bruce Is Still His Fave NJ Musician, Gets Ovation From Bruce's Fans
rocktivity
Aug 2015
#98
He's Being Funded By A Tabloid? That Explains Why He's Started Talking Like One
rocktivity
Aug 2015
#99
Didn't Christie just fantasize about beating a woman and then serving her with a subpoena?
rocktivity
Feb 2016
#138