Defense rests in Bridgegate as prosecutors question Kelly's version of events
Source: Newark Star-Ledger
NEWARK—After six weeks of testimony, dozens of witnesses and declarations of innocence from the two former Christie administration insiders now on trial, the defense in the Bridgegate scandal has rested.
Summations are scheduled to begin on Thursday and the jury is expected to begin their deliberations on Monday.
Seven women and five men will decide the fate of Bridget Anne Kelly, the former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Chris Christie, and Bill Baroni, the one-time deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The two are charged in a nine-count indictment with conspiracy and fraud in connection with a scheme of political retaliation targeting the mayor of Fort Lee over his refusal to endorse the governor for re-election.
Prosecutors say the two participated in a bizarre plan to close down several local access toll lanes at the George Washington Bridge, causing massive gridlock in Fort Lee over four days in 2013 as a way to punish the Fort Lee mayor for not endorsing the governor for re-election.
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#Bridgegate charge to jury "You may not draw any inference favorable or unfavorable that certain persons are not named in this indictment."
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