Just when you thought that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s aides cronies fell on their swords to keep Christie out of jail, an obscure New Jersey gubernatorial candidate by the name of William Brennan successfully got a municipal court judge in Bergen County to force Christie to appear in court on March 10 on a criminal summons:
A New Jersey judge says a criminal complaint against Republican Gov. Chris Christie over the George Washington Bridge lane closing scandal in 2013 can go forward.
The criminal complaint was brought against Christie by William Brennan, a Bergen County activist who is now running for governor. He's arguing that testimony during the Bridgegate trial last fall provided probable cause to charge the governor with official misconduct.
Bergen County Municipal Court Judge Roy McGeady agreed. The complaint accuses the governor of failing to stop subordinates from purposely creating traffic jams to punish a Democratic mayor who didn't endorse him.
The legal case against Christie over his role in the Bridgegate scandal is not over yet. In fact, it may just be beginning.