Hackensack, NJ – Prosecutor Again Says He Won’t Pursue Case Against Christie

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    Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie (C), his wife Mary Pat Christie and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stand as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) signs H.J.Res. 41, providing for congressional disapproval of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers." at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaHackensack, NJ – For the second time, a New Jersey prosecutor says he won’t pursue a resident’s criminal misconduct case against Republican Gov. Chris Christie over the George Washington Bridge lane closures scandal.

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    A municipal judge has twice ruled there was probable cause to proceed. But Bergen County first assistant prosecutor John Higgins wrote Thursday he feels the charge can’t be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

    Retired firefighter William Brennan filed the Bridgegate complaint last October, using testimony from the federal trial of two ex-Christie allies who later were convicted. Christie wasn’t charged in that case.

    Brennan alleges Christie knew about but didn’t stop a plot to purposely create gridlock near the bridge to punish a Democratic mayor who didn’t endorse his re-election. Christie denies involvement.

    Brennan has filed a motion to have a special prosecutor appointed.


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