NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A court proceeding involving the 2013 traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge, an investigation that has loomed over New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as he considers a presidential run, is set for Friday morning, prosecutors said.
An 11 a.m. court hearing is scheduled and the U.S. attorney’s office planned a news conference at 1 p.m.
The office, which Christie led before stepping down in 2008 to run for governor, has not said who will appear in court or released any other details.
Two of the three access lanes to the bridge in Fort Lee were shut down for four mornings in September 2013, causing massive delays.
The simmering scandal erupted a year ago when an email from Christie’s deputy chief of staff, Bridget Kelly, to David Wildstein, a port authority official and Christie loyalist, was revealed. It read, “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.” Wildstein’s reply was, “Got it.”