Feds investigating Gov. Chris Christie bridge scandal

The media has built Chris Christie into the only worth the GOP nomination and now it’s time to destroy him. 

Chicago Tribune reports Federal authorities Thursday launched a probe into allegations that officials in New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's office orchestrated a massive traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge to settle a political score.


As Christie apologized publicly for the abrupt lane closings and denied knowing about them beforehand, the office of the U.S. Attorney in New Jersey said it was reviewing the allegations, which are already the subject of a state legislature inquiry and a Port Authority inspector general review.

Christie also Thursday fired a top aide who apparently engineered the move, saying he had been blindsided in the scandal that threatened to tarnish his political image.
"I am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team," Christie said. "I am who I am, but I am not a bully."

Revelations that his staff may have had a hand in plotting the four-day lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in September, causing hours-long jams that stalled commuters, school buses and ambulances, come as Christie has emerged as a powerful figure in the Republican Party and a possible presidential contender.

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