Bridge scandal panel asks judge to compel Christie advisers to produce records
By Susan K. Livio/The Star-Ledger
The attorney representing the legislative panel investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closures filed a request today asking a judge to compel two former advisers to Gov. Chris Christie to answer a subpoena and produce records about their involvement in the controversy, the panel's co-chairs said today.
The joint committee will seek an order from a Superior Court judge in Mercer County forcing political strategist Bill Stepien and former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly to comply with the subpoenas requesting records related to the September closings, state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) and Assemblyman John Wisniewski said (D-Middlesex).
Attorneys for Stepien and Kelly said Tuesday their clients would not comply, saying it would violate their clients’ Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
The U.S. Attorney's Office is investigating the actions that led the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to temporarily block two lanes from Fort Lee to the bridge for four days in September. Christie fired Kelly last month after e-mails turned over to the committee revealed she was involved in the decision to close the lanes. "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee," she wrote to David Wildstein, a Christie ally at the Port Authority.
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