Christie Chief Of Staff To Testify Before BridgeGate Committee (WATCH LIVE)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, listens to a question in the Statehouse Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in Trenton, N.J., after he announced that his Chief of Staff Richard Bagger, second left, is leaving to take a jo... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, listens to a question in the Statehouse Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in Trenton, N.J., after he announced that his Chief of Staff Richard Bagger, second left, is leaving to take a job in the private sector on Jan. 31. Deputy Counsel Kevin O'Dowd, second right, will take Bagger's place. Homeland Security Director Charles McKenna, right, will become Christie's chief counsel. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) MORE LESS
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On Monday, the top aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is scheduled to answer questions from state lawmakers investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closures.

Kevin O’Dowd has been Christie’s chief of staff since 2012. The legislative committee investigating the bridge scandal announced last week that it had subpoenaed O’Dowd.

O’Dowd supervised Bridge Kelly, the former Christie administration official most closely linked to the lane closures, which caused a multi-day traffic jam in Fort Lee, N.J. last September. O’Dowd’s testimony Monday may finally clear the way for Christie to nominate him to be the state’s next attorney general — a move that was put on hold after the bridge scandal blew up earlier this year.

Monday’s hearing is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. ET. Watch:

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