Jury Finds BridgeGate Defendants Guilty On All Counts

[DonViejo]

A jury on Friday found two former allies of Gov. Chris Christie (R) guilty on all counts in the high-profile Bridgegate case, according to reporters covering the case from federal court in Newark, New Jersey.

Matt Arco ✔
@MatthewArco

BREAKING: Jury finds 2 former Christie aides guilty of ALL charges in #Bridgegate scandal.

11:30 AM - 4 Nov 2016
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Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie's former deputy chief of staff, and Bill Baroni, a former senior official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, faced nine counts of conspiracy and fraud for their alleged roles in orchestrating lane closures on the George Washington Bridge in September 2013 meant to create mass gridlock in the town of Fort Lee. Each faced seven counts individually.

Prosecutors and former Port Authority official David Wildstein, the admitted mastermind of the scheme, allege that the days-long traffic jam was meant to punish the town’s Democratic mayor for declining to back Christie’s re-election bid. Wildstein struck a plea deal for his own involvement in the plot.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/verdict-reached-bridgegate-trial

[idziak4ever1234]

1. The Republican Dirty Trick Machine finally gets caught in the act!

[TonyPDX]

2. Think anyone will serve time for this? Me, neither.

A little surprised Governor Weeble managed to remain unconnected, though.