Some Extensions Granted For Bridge Scandal Subpoenas

Co-chairs, New Jersey Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, second right, D-Sayreville, N.J., and New Jersey Sen. Loretta Weinberg, right, D-Teaneck, N.J., address a joint bipartisan committee of members of the New Jersey ... Co-chairs, New Jersey Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, second right, D-Sayreville, N.J., and New Jersey Sen. Loretta Weinberg, right, D-Teaneck, N.J., address a joint bipartisan committee of members of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly, as they 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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New Jersey lawmakers have granted extensions to at least some of the people and organizations subpoenaed as part of the investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closing scandal, according to the Associated Press.

Monday was deadline day for the subpoenas, which requested emails, text messages, and other documents related to the lane closures. Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D), one of the leaders of the investigation, told the AP that almost all the subpoena recipients requested more time. According to Wisniewski, lawmakers were also considering some requests which asked to produce documents on a rolling basis.

A joint legislative panel is investigating the closures, which caused a massive traffic jam in the town of Fort Lee, N.J.

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