Bridget Anne Kelly, former Deputy Chief of Staff for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and her lawyer Michael Critchley. Kelly was found guilty on all counts.

Matt Katz Reports From Bridgegate Courthouse After Guilty Verdict Announced

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 4, 2016

Matt Katz, WNYC and New Jersey Public Radio political reporter, who has covered Chris Christie for years, and has covered the Bridgegate scandal from the beginning, joined Leonard from the courthouse in Newark to discuss the convictions of Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni. These two top officials in New Jersey were found guilty on all counts for shutting down access lanes to the George Washington Bridge to punish Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich.

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