NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The latest legal bills in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal are in.
The law firm of Gibson Dunn has billed New Jersey roughly $8 million since it was hired to defend Gov. Chris Christie and others from legal challenges stemming from the 2013 lane closures.
Christie hasn’t been charged, but his former deputy chief of staff and a top appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey face criminal charges for their involvement.
Gibson Dunn issued a 350-page report in 2014 clearing Christie of wrongdoing.
The firm billed the state about $200,000 from May through August, according to the state attorney general’s office.
Gibson Dunn also is fighting a subpoena in the criminal case that seeks interview notes from the report.
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I wish this would get done, I would really like to see if that loud mouth of a prick gets out of this. Just seems like bs that he didn’t know anything about what was going on. Either way very glad I don’t live in Jersey.
Christie doesn’t give a shit how much it costs the State of NJ. Hell, he’s barely there anymore, anyway. All the same, I hope they throw the fucking book at that fat slob when all the legal wrangling is said and done…
Christie is a prime example of what unmitigated corruption in politics looks like. The guy is mobbed up. No question in my mind.
So it’s just the lawyers who want 8 million. When do all the commuters who spent extra hours on their commute get to bill?
No worries. I’m certain Christie will get a lot of that money back in campaign contributions. NJ taxpayers, on the other hand, well, you did vote him in.
And he had a pattern of living large at taxpayer expense as US attorney.
$8M and all they have is blank computer chips and confetti paper. Damn, NJ.