by Aliyah Frumin
Defense attorneys involved in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing
scandal, which has continually dogged New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,
are calling for a mistrial in the middle of jury deliberations.
The motion was filed on Thursday. The exact reason was unclear: Most of
the letter arguing for the mistrial was redacted. But it comes after a
heated day on Wednesday when the two attorneys asked Judge Susan D.
Wigenton to change her instruction to the jury that they didn't have to
take into account whether the defendants were intentionally trying to
punish Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich as political retribution.
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Source: NBC News
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