WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has thrown out the convictions of two people involved in New Jersey’s “Bridgegate” scandal.
The court said in a unanimous decision Thursday that the government had overreached in prosecuting Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni for their roles in creating a massive traffic jam to punish a New Jersey mayor who refused to endorse the reelection of then-Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
Kelly and Baroni were convicted of fraud and conspiracy for scheming in 2013 to change the traffic flow onto the George Washington Bridge between New York City and New Jersey to artificially create gridlock in New Jersey’s Fort Lee. The traffic change came after Fort Lee’s mayor, a Democrat, declined to endorse Christie.
Oh no, here comes more bloviating from our ex-governor…
What a breath of fresh air from the current Gov of NJ- Phil Murphy. He is a good guy and shows empathy.
SCOTUS is running full tilt.
So SCOTUS is saying there is no legal recourse for a political official doing something like this?
Par for the course for the Banana Republic that we have become now.
It is ok to punish your political enemies even if it means inconveniencing tens of thousands of citizens.
A bit surprising that even the liberals on the court agreed. But the liberalism of the elite has always been seasonal for they never suffer.