Judge: Bridge case complaint against Christie can proceed
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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.
Municipal Court Judge Roy McGeady announced his ruling Thursday in a complaint that accuses the governor of failing to stop subordinates from purposely creating traffic jams to punish a Democratic mayor who didn't endorse him.
Christie spokesman Brian Murray says that the judge ignored an earlier decision that finding probable cause was flawed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}McGeady quoted from testimony from the federal trial of two former Christie aides before ruling there was probable cause to believe Christie knew the lane reductions were more than just a routine traffic study.
Christie has denied knowledge of the scheme while it was ongoing.
The governor is to appear March 10 on a criminal summons.