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With a new subpoena on the horizon, Christie's bridge problems ain't over yet

Fresh off Chris Christie's debate claim that Bridgegate is squarely behind him comes news from the AP that “thousands” more pages of communications in his office are potentially in the offing.

U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton on Friday said attorneys for Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly can subpoena the Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher law firm for what they contend are thousands of pages of relevant documents, particularly communications between people in Christie's office and the bridge's operator during the September 2013 closures.

In its response to a grand jury subpoena by the U.S. attorney's office when it was assembling the indictment, the firm provided a list of documents — some thousands of pages long, defense lawyers say — it said were privileged communications by Christie staffers that couldn't be released.

Not so privileged after all. Baroni and Kelly, Christie's former colleagues, have been indicted and you can be assured their lawyers will go after those documents in advance of their trial, which is currently set for May.

During last Thursday's GOP debate, Christie effectively claimed he had been cleared of all wrongdoing.

"There's been three different investigations that have proven that I knew nothing."

Wishful thinking. There have been three investigations, but the only one that has cleared him is the one he launched. If the defense’s subpoena is successful, the current investigation by the U.S. attorney’s office could get a lot more interesting.
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/5/1480535/-With-a-new-subpoena-on-the-horizon-Christie-s-bridge-problems-ain-t-over-yet