Any surprise? Any surprise, Christie was supposedly 'exonerated' by an "INDEPENDENT" INQUIRY that CHRISTIE ordered and the NJ taxpayers paid for? Except it ain't over and the fat man doesn't get to set the tune. Any surprise that the independent inquirer was a CHRISTIE backer?? Federal judge says, not so fast! Chris Christie's office 'refusing to release Bridgegate emails' Attorneys say they have discovered that New Jersey governor’s office withheld ‘critical documents’ related to bridge affair as case returns to court Thursday 4 February 2016 07.15 EST Last modified on Thursday 4 February 2016 12.20 EST Chris Christie’s office is refusing to release emails and documents dating from the week of the “Bridgegate” scandal, it has been alleged, as the case returns to court just days before the New Hampshire primary on which the New Jersey governor has staked his presidential campaign. Attorneys for a former Christie appointee who is battling criminal charges over the incident said in a court filing on Wednesday that they had “newly discovered” that the governor’s office had withheld “critical documents” originating from the days around the lane closures in September 2013 that gridlocked the town of Fort Lee. Claims made by Christie’s lawyers for why these documents should be kept secret do not “pass the red face test”, according to the filing. Among the documents are emails between Christie’s press secretary Michael Drewniak and David Wildstein, a state official who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, which were withheld on the basis of attorney-client privilege despite neither man being an attorney. A spokesman for Christie did not respond to a request for comment. The new allegations against Christie’s team were filed as a federal judge prepared to consider arguments in court in Newark on Friday including whether the New Jersey governor’s office should be forced to hand over thousands more emails and documents... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/04/chris-christies-office-refusing-to-release-bridgegate-emails
