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[Elandyll]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/04/politics/bridgegate-case-verdict-reached/index.html

The verdict also hurts Christie's political ambitions
(CNN)Two former officials linked to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's office were found guilty on all charges Friday in connection with the closure of lanes in 2013 on the George Washington Bridge in an act of alleged political retribution, the fallout for which has come to be known as Bridgegate.

Bridget Anne Kelly, the former deputy chief of staff to Christie, and Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, both faced seven counts of various charges including conspiracy, fraud, and civil rights deprivation.

 

[BronsonLee]

Cue Christie trying to run away after the verdict only to trip, fall, and roll into Camden by accident, almost certain death

 

[WhateverItTakes]

Chris Christie, if only he actually became Trump's VP...

 

[HStallion]

Will this have any real blowback on Christie?

 

[chaislip3]

LOCK

HIM

UP

 

[SliceSabre]

Crooked Christie!

Not surprised.

 

[Leona Lewis]

Will this have any real blowback on Christie?

Kept him out of the VP stakes, for one.

Legally, probably not. He's safe for now.

 

[Wallach]

and immediately christie is throwing these two under the bus trying to act like the reason they did these things had nothing to do with him

fucking trash human being

 

[Mineshaft_Gap]

Is this the end of Peter Pettigrew?

 

[Elandyll]

Given Christie's close ties with Trump (at least until recently, aka until Christie was personally named by the prosecutor), I'd be surprised if some would not try to describe a "corrupt" culture...

Oops, already happening...

Christie has also functioned as a high profile surrogate for Trump, and was included on a schedule of campaign stops in New Hampshire this weekend put out by the organization.
CNN has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment and not yet gotten a response.

Apparently Chritie knows he is next, as both defendants said he knew about what was happening

"As a former federal prosecutor, I have respected these proceedings and refused to comment on the daily testimony from the trial," Christie said in the statement. "I will set the record straight in the coming days regarding the lies that were told by the media and in the courtroom."

 

[SwiftDeath]

Missed opportunity to name it Bridgebridge and start the -bridge scandal naming scheme

Spoiler

God I hate -Gate, so uncreative

Hopefully we never have to hear from Christie politically again after this

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Will this have any real blowback on Christie?

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

 

[Rentahamster]

Chris Christie, if only he actually became Trump's VP...

That's probably why he didn't.

 

[Robot Pants]

Cue Christie trying to run away after the verdict only to trip, fall, and roll into Camden by accident, almost certain death

"Guys, I can explain.."

 

[Angry Grimace]

Will this have any real blowback on Christie?

I mean, Christie's political career is over, so yes.

 

[HStallion]

I mean, Christie's political career is over, so yes.

Well that's a given though I think that had more to do with tying himself to Trump, how he reacted to the storm damage and a variety of other things, Bridgegate included. I was more wondering if some kind of legal ramifications over all this.

 

[Armaros]

Guilty!

LOCK HIM UP.

 

[Shmuppers]

Cue Christie trying to run away after the verdict only to trip, fall, and roll into Camden by accident, almost certain death

Katamari Damacyyyyy~

 

[Palmer_v1]

Missed opportunity to name it Bridgebridge and start the -bridge scandal naming scheme

Spoiler

God I hate -Gate, so uncreative

Hopefully we never have to hear from Christie politically again after this

But Watergate-gate makes more sense than Watergate-bridge.

 

[pj]

LOCK

HIM

UP

Crooked Christie!

Not surprised.

"when they go low.. we do the exact same thing"

 

[George Washington]

His political future has been in question and now it seems like it's over.

 

[GoodCoffeeJoey]

I'm still surprised Bridget Anne Kelly didn't make a plea bargain.

 

[WhateverItTakes]

That's probably why he didn't.

There was something about Pence taking Trump to dinner and laying this out wasn't there? Still, imagine if Trump played up to his bullish self and ignored all that. What a beautiful timeline...

 

[Dram]

I bet Christie really wishes he had run for President in 2012.

 

[Opto]

Trump's cabal of crooks. Manafort, Christie, Ailes, Lewandowski.

But emails tho.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Hahahahahahahahahah

I have enjoyed immensely watching christies career fucking TANK.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

I bet Christie really wishes he had run for President in 2012.

Could you imagine the insanity if Christie was the nominee when Sandy hit and Obama was touring the damage with him days out of the election?

 

[Roland_Gunner]

Will this have any real blowback on Christie?

Now that they're guilty, its possible one of defendants will roll over on him in exchange for a reduced sentence.

 

[CecilRousso]

And this is a highly ranked member of the team that's supposed to stop the corruption in politics?

 

[Shadybiz]

Donald...DONALD?!?! What's with your boy, Donald???

 

[Angelus Errare]

Gotta love how his underlings will be the ones who take the fall for it all while he goes home and sleeps in his Cali King sized bed.

 

[Darryl M R]

"when they go low.. we do the exact same thing"

So now going high means not calling out the hypocritical actions of the GOP like using certain language towards Dems that they would not use for themselves?

Since you would have to be dense not to believe that those two posters are mimicking the GOP in jest.

 

[Rentahamster]

There was something about Pence taking Trump to dinner and laying this out wasn't there? Still, imagine if Trump played up to his bullish self and ignored all that. What a beautiful timeline...

The resulting drama would probably have been popcorn-tastic, I agree.

I dunno about the dinner meeting, but looking back on it all, Trump made the right call in picking Pence, politically. Arguably, he also made the right call in firing his first two campaign managers when he did as the overall political climate evolved.

 

[Escape Goat]

Time for some legal problems in Trenton.