NEWARK – The defense in the Bridgegate trial argued Wednesday that high-level officials inside the Christie administration did not question the 2013 politically motivated lane closures at the George Washington Bridge even as the scandal unfolded and public pressure escalated. Read More
Bridgegate: Wildstein Says He Talked ‘Retaliation’ with Drewniak
Michael Drewniak testified for more than seven hours before a New Jersey legislative committee in May 2014. Gov. Chris Christie’s reputation took a bit more of a beating Wednesday, as the star prosecution witness continued his testimony at the Bridgegate Read More
REPORT: Drewniak leaving Christie Administration
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog More budget speech day intrigue: Josh Dawsey of the Wall Street Journal breaks the news this morning that Governor Christie is losing a major part of his communications just as he prepares to defend Read More
Bramnick: I’m Proud of Mowers
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Asm. Jon Bramnick (R-Union) isn’t just heartened by the latest rounds of SCI Bridge testimony, Save Jerseyans. He’s proud of the Christie Administration’s subpoenaed staffers, past and present. “After watching hours of testimony from Matt Read More
LIVE: Drewniak’s SCI Testimony
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog More high drama under the dome today, Save Jerseyans, courtesy of the Wiz… Michael Drewniak, Chris Christie’s long-time press guru, is testifying today before the Bridgegate SCI in compliance with a legislative subpoena to disclose Read More
Go Fish! 4 More Subpoenas Drop
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog The Wiz promised new subpoenas over the weekend and he delivered on Tuesday afternoon, Save Jerseyans. Here’s the list, reportedly drawn from individuals features prominently in the Administration’s internal review interview memoranda: Christina Genovese Renna, Read More
REPORT: Wildstein Meets the Feds
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Another major development? Or just more white noise? The legal blog Main Justice reports Monday morning that David Wildstein, the artist formally known as Wally Edge now at the center of the Bridgegate scandal, “was camped at Read More
Bridgegate Grand Jury Convenes
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog The Bridgegate saga may be coming to a head, Save Jerseyans, as ABC News reports that a grand jury has been convened at Newark’s federal courthouse and Michael Drewniak, press secretary to Governor Christie as Read More
Gibson Dunn Report: Love, Deceit, But No Big Surprises
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog I’d like to give you something more substantive than that following this morning’s release of the Gibson Dunn internal review of the Christie Administration’s role in Bridgegate, Save Jerseyans, but there you have it. The Read More