The Supreme Court threw out the criminal convictions of two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie involved in the ‘Bridgegate’ scandal, in a ruling that places new limits on the political acts that can be prosecuted
WASHINGTON - Two aides to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who were at the center of the “Bridgegate” scandal engaged in corruption and abuse of power but not criminal acts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday as it unanimously threw out their convictions and placed new limits on political corruption prosecutions.
The decision marked the latest instance in which the court hemmed in prosecutors in political corruption cases. The court in 2016 threw out Republican former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell’s bribery conviction in another ruling that narrowed the types of conduct that can warrant prosecution. Kelly will serve none of her 13-month prison sentence, which was put on hold while she appealed. Baroni started serving his 18-month sentence but was released when the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case last year.
FILE PHOTO: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, in Manchester, New Hampshire, May 12, 2015. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter Christie said on Thursday the prosecutions should never have been approved, blaming what he called a “political crusade” by Democratic former President Barack Obama’s administration.
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