Christie allies seek new trial, say jury acted improperly
Bridget Anne Kelly (left) and Bill Baroni (right) (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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, Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, and Baroni, a top Christie appointee to the bridge authority, were convicted in an alleged plot to use 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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