Christie Point Man At The Center Of Bridge Scandal Pleads The Fifth
Source: Business Insider
Wildstein resigned last month amid the growing controversy. His attorney filed a motion on Wednesday asking a judge to squash a subpoena compelling Wildstein to testify.
He repeatedly cited his right to plead the Fifth Amendment when asked questions by John Wisniewski, the chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee holding the hearing.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/david-wildstein-pleads-fifth-christie-bridge-scandal-lane-closings-2014-1
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)Just saying... They are progressive in what they report, but the quality isn't there.
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)but it is gradually inserting itself into the language as a bastardized verb.
NoGOPZone
(2,971 posts)DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)ailsagirl
(22,909 posts)Interesting, the English language!
adirondacker
(2,921 posts)NSA has been collecting.
jsr
(7,712 posts)Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)This ain't over, far from it.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)meow2u3
(24,776 posts)yellowcanine
(35,705 posts)Very wise of him and maybe bad for Christie. Probably also means he has a good lawyer. Also maybe bad for Christie.
George II
(67,782 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)One has an absolute right to assert the 5th to avoid answering in any governmental hearing where liability might attach.
The only way this extends is if Wildstein is offered immunity in exchange for testimony.
Javaman
(62,540 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)(those strongly suggesting criminality) The committee should call Kelly, then Wildstein, then christie and offer immunity from prosecution to the first one that comes forward and a promise to use the full weight of the law on the second and third place finishers.
My guess is Kelly will get there first because she has the most exposure. Wildstein may have did the deed; but it is clear that he did so on someone else's order ... the question is, "was it her order, Christie's order, or someone else's?"
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Though I doubt Christie would. He'll continue to make himself out to be the victim.
Weren't there more people involved? Someone has to start talking eventually.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)once immunity is granted, you lose the ability to plead the 5th. So you only need one person ... It'll be between Wildstein and Kelly to take the grant ... I'm thinking that gonna be Ms. Kelly.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Both are pretty unsavory characters though.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)in the end, we will see one person going to prison and a elected official resigning ahead of an indictment.
eilen
(4,950 posts)CTyankee
(63,926 posts)one of the others, such as Kelly or Wildstein, then confront Christie on what they said...
Otherwise, we'll just get more of Christie's lies...
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benld74
(9,912 posts)okaawhatever
(9,479 posts)there's some "there, there".