Ex-Christie Allies Seek New Trial, Say Jury Acted Improperly
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are seeking to have their convictions in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case thrown out.
Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly claim in court filings that jurors acted improperly.
They claim some, but not all, jurors deliberated on a day when the judge had ordered them not to deliberate while a legal issue was being resolved by attorneys.
Kelly is Christie's former deputy chief of staff and Baroni is a top Christie appointee to the bridge authority. They were convicted in a plot to orchestrate traffic jams to punish a mayor who didn't endorse Christie.
Christie wasn't charged.
Kelly and Baroni also claim in court filings this week that the government failed to prove its case during the trial.
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