U.S. Attorney Subpoenas Committee Investigating BridgeGate

Co-chairs, New Jersey Sen. Loretta Weinberg, right, D-Teaneck, N.J., and New Jersey Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, left, D-Sayreville, N.J., talk together as a joint bipartisan committee of members of the New Jersey... Co-chairs, New Jersey Sen. Loretta Weinberg, right, D-Teaneck, N.J., and New Jersey Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, left, D-Sayreville, N.J., talk together as a joint bipartisan committee of members of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly, meet for the first time at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The state Senate and Assembly voted to establish the joint bipartisan committee, thereby merging separate legislative investigations into allegations that Republican Gov. Chris Christie's aides blocked traffic lanes near a heavily traveled bridge to create backups in a nearby town as political payback. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) MORE LESS
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The U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey, which is investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closures, has issued a subpoena to the special state legislative committee which is also investigating the the George Washington Bridge lane closures.

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the subpoena asked for “any and all records” produced or obtained by the committee during its work, and the records are due May 2.

The committee has been investigating the lane closures for months, and through its work obtained the internal documents — including the infamous “time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee” email — that tied the lane closures to the administration of Gov. Chris Christie (R) and made the story a national scandal. In its most recent batch of subpoenas, the committee called four people, including Christie’s press secretary, to testify before it in May.

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  1. I see no problem with this. The U.S. Atty is doing a fair and thorough job. His offices should have access to all the possible information out there.

  2. The committee has made a very valuable contribution by putting the truth about Christie before New Jersey voters and the country at large. But it may be time to suspend the hearings and let the US Attorney complete his investigation.

  3. Avatar for pdxer pdxer says:

    Let’s all have a moment of silence for Governor Weeble’s presidential aspirations.

  4. Avatar for mymy mymy says:

    Only fear is that early on people said the US Attorney’s office in NJ was shot through with Christie people…

  5. This is too high profile. Even if they were once Christie loyalists, a US attorney who brings down Christie would be a hero to all. That’s how Christie got where he is today.

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