GWB scandal: New round of subpoenas likely to go out next week

[babsbunny]

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/01/wisniewski_new_round_of_subpoeanas_to_go_out_monday_in_chris_christie_bridge_scandal.html

By Steve Strunsky/The Star-Ledger
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on January 11, 2014 at 4:39 PM, updated January 11, 2014 at 7:44 PM


Emphasizing the need to act "expeditiously," on the George Washington Bridge investigation, Assemblyman John Wisniewski said today that additional subpoenas are likely to go out Monday or Tuesday in advance of a special llegislative session to reauthorize his Transportation Committee's subpoena power.

Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) said subpoenas could go out to Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie's deputy chief of staff who was fired this week, Michael Drewniak, the governor's chief press spokesman, and possibly other administration officials.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

1. What does it take to subpoena Christie?

Do they have the power to subpoena the governor?

[grasswire]

2. shouldn't his emails/texts be subpoenaed?

If no one else does, the U.S. Attorney should have that power.

[Bjorn Against]

3. I am pretty sure they have the power but I would not expect it immediately

They usually gather evidence from the underlings first and build a really solid case before going after the big guy, they don't want to look like they are over reaching so they are going to play it carefully. Please note that it will not just be people who are suspected of wrong doing that will be subpoened, many of the subpoenas will likely go to port authority workers, police, community members, and others who were not involved in the decision making that led to the shutdown and are not suspected of any wrong doing but may have valuable information about what happened. They will likely spend a few weeks gathering as much evidence as they can and then go after Christie when they have piled up a huge mountain of evidence.

[dionysus]

5. good post.

[Cha]

7. Excllent!

[Tx4obama]

4. K&R n/t

[mfcorey1]

6. All they have to do is subpoena secretaries and call center operators.

They observe and are more willing to talk than those directly involved. So many secrets are kept by secretarial staff.