Christie’s Bridgegate Costing Taxpayers Millions

Posted by | August 31, 2014 15:06 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories


The law firm hired by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is billing $7.3 million for handling bridgegate, a tab the taxpayer will pay.

Gibson Dunn billed the state $784,459 for May, June and July, NJ.com said.

The firm had already been paid $6.52 million on the legal bills through April.

Christie hired Gibson Dunn in January after his top aides blocked access lanes to the busy span in an apparent act of political ­revenge against the mayor of Fort Lee for not endorsing him.

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32 responses to Christie’s Bridgegate Costing Taxpayers Millions

  1. tiredoftea August 31st, 2014 at 15:17

    It’s too bad that the citizens of N.J. cannot sue Christie for the payments after he loses. Maybe Shel Adelson will chip in!

    • Kick Frenzy August 31st, 2014 at 15:33

      That makes me wonder if we could sue him… hmm…

      • tiredoftea August 31st, 2014 at 21:15

        Perhaps there are opportunities to recover funds after his trial?

        • Kick Frenzy August 31st, 2014 at 21:33

          I have no idea how something like that gets done, but it sounds logical to me. :)

  2. tiredoftea August 31st, 2014 at 15:17

    It’s too bad that the citizens of N.J. cannot sue Christie for the payments after he loses. Maybe Shel Adelson will chip in!

    • Kick Frenzy August 31st, 2014 at 15:33

      That makes me wonder if we could sue him… hmm…

      • tiredoftea August 31st, 2014 at 21:15

        Perhaps there are opportunities to recover funds after his trial?

        • Kick Frenzy August 31st, 2014 at 21:33

          I have no idea how something like that gets done, but it sounds logical to me. :)

  3. NW10 August 31st, 2014 at 15:20

    So much for the party of fiscal responsibility.

    • Mainah August 31st, 2014 at 15:26

      Apparently he’s only fiscally responsible to his own wallet.

  4. (((NW10,PATRIOT! ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ))) August 31st, 2014 at 15:20

    So much for the party of fiscal responsibility.

    • Mainah August 31st, 2014 at 15:26

      Apparently he’s only fiscally responsible to his own wallet.

  5. Mainah August 31st, 2014 at 15:25

    It’s really bizarre to me that the President’s friggin’ suit makes more noise than what this corrupt, viscous and vile man has done. Now he gets to use taxpayer money to defend himself and yet it’s the libs taking all the “free stuff”? What a dink. He and LePage are made for each other.
    He had the gall to come to Becky’s Diner which is a popular place to eat and I found it ridiculously odd that there was a single table of three old ladies sitting there. So, either people wanted nothing to do with them, which Portland is a Dem/left leaning Indie City or they orchestrated it. That place is always packed. I hope both get voted out.

  6. Mainah August 31st, 2014 at 15:25

    It’s really bizarre to me that the President’s friggin’ suit makes more noise than what this corrupt, viscous and vile man has done. Now he gets to use taxpayer money to defend himself and yet it’s the libs taking all the “free stuff”? What a dink. He and LePage are made for each other.
    He had the gall to come to Becky’s Diner which is a popular place to eat and I found it ridiculously odd that there was a single table of three old ladies sitting there. So, either people wanted nothing to do with them, which Portland is a Dem/left leaning Indie City or they orchestrated it. That place is always packed. I hope both get voted out.

  7. Bob Cronos August 31st, 2014 at 16:22

    Blame the people who made a big stink about a simple traffic jam…

    • edmeyer_able August 31st, 2014 at 16:46

      It’s abuse of power that was the issue, here have a cookie.

      • Bob Cronos September 1st, 2014 at 00:03

        Maybe abuse of power, maybe politics, maybe nothing… We’ll see…

    • Anomaly 100 August 31st, 2014 at 21:55

      OMG. It’s one of our country’s busiest bridges. Imagine if it had to be evacuated.

      • Bob Cronos August 31st, 2014 at 23:59

        That’s what I thought when occupy was blocking bridges…

        • Anomaly 100 September 1st, 2014 at 08:45

          We crossed the bridge. Big difference. Also, none of us were Governors of the state.

          You’re so partisan you can’t see straight.

  8. Bob Cronos August 31st, 2014 at 16:22

    Blame the people who made a big stink about a simple traffic jam…

    • edmeyer_able August 31st, 2014 at 16:46

      It’s abuse of power that was the issue, here have a cookie.

      • Bob Cronos September 1st, 2014 at 00:03

        Maybe abuse of power, maybe politics, maybe nothing… We’ll see…

    • Anomaly 100 August 31st, 2014 at 21:55

      OMG. It’s one of our country’s busiest bridges. Imagine if it had to be evacuated.

      • Bob Cronos August 31st, 2014 at 23:59

        That’s what I thought when occupy was blocking bridges…

        • Anomaly 100 September 1st, 2014 at 08:45

          We crossed the bridge. Big difference. Also, none of us were Governors of the state.

          You’re so partisan you can’t see straight.

  9. edmeyer_able August 31st, 2014 at 16:53

    Waiting for the lawsuits to be filed for this issue.

    http://www.politicususa.com/2014/08/29/chris-christies-donors-profit-transferring-jersey-pensions-wall-street.html

  10. edmeyer_able August 31st, 2014 at 16:53

    Waiting for the lawsuits to be filed for this issue.

    http://www.politicususa.com/2014/08/29/chris-christies-donors-profit-transferring-jersey-pensions-wall-street.html

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