It just got real in the Whole Foods parking lot...
A source has confirmed to The Star-Ledger that a grand jury is now sitting and hearing testimony in the federal criminal probe into the George Washington Bridge scandal, and earlier today, the source also said, Michael Drewniak, a chief spokesman to Gov. Chris Christie, testified before the grand jurors in Newark.
From ABC News:
Twenty-three jurors convened in a federal courthouse in Newark today to hear testimony from a key staff member, Christie press secretary Mike Drewniak, whose lawyer, Anthony Iacullo, said Drewniak was not a target of the investigation.
"We're here to answer questions and that's what Michael did today," Iacullo said.
The convening of the grand jury is evidence that the U.S. Attorney’s investigation has progressed beyond an inquiry and moved to the criminal phase.
The grand jury, which will meet for up to the next 18 months, has the power to indict, subpoena and interview witnesses without their attorney's present.
This marks for the first time confirmation that what started out as a preliminary inquiry into the governor’s office has now become a criminal investigation into the activities that led to gridlock traffic across the bridge from Manhattan in Fort Lee.
Drewniak was inside the courthouse for more than two hours.
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