Hackensack, 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.