Jury seated for New Jersey bridge lane-closing trial

Bridgegate is another name for the toll lane closures on the George Washington Bridge in 2013, which prosecutors say was an act of political retribution by members of Christie’s staff after Fort Lee’s mayor didn’t endorse their boss.

In a statement, Christie said he directed the Office of the Attorney General to file a “historic legal action” with the state Supreme Court to reopen the 30-year-old Abbott v.

Former Port Authority of NY and New Jersey deputy executive director Bill Baroni and former Christie aide Bridget Kelly face separate criminal charges in federal court.

The New Jersey Education Association called it a “frivolous legal challenge” and said the move was an attempt by Christie to divert attention from the Bridgegate scandal.

Christie told Williams he had no worries about the upcoming trial of his former aides, saying no one had ever proven he engaged in any wrongdoing.

The most highly anticipated testimony is to come from David Wildstein, who worked with Baroni at the Port Authority of NY and New Jersey, the bridge’s operator. Better teaching methods, more instruction time and improved educational programs make the difference, and we can not in good conscience fail another generation of children living in the Garden State’s poorest school districts by denying them access to a proper education that is delivered by eager and capable teachers.

“I’ve been investigated by everybody for the last three years”, he said on MSNBC.

The 12-member jury, part of an original pool of more than 200 people, survived individual questioning by U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton and several rounds of challenges in which attorneys dismissed potential jurors without having to give reasons.

Several, including some who made the final cut, expressed strong opinions about Christie. Lawmakers returned to the statehouse for voting sessions on Thursday, but an agreement between the Democrat-led Legislature and Republican Gov. Chris Christie to pay for the state’s expired transportation trust fund remains out of reach.