Federal investigators questioned Christie about GWB

TRENTON – Federal investigators looking into the George Washington Bridge lane closures questioned Gov. Chris Christie last month about the scandal, according to ABC News.

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Christie was interviewed by prosecutors and FBI agents at Drumthwacket, the state-owned governor's mansion in Princeton. According to ABC, investigators had been seeking to talk with Christie for months before the governor finally volunteered to meet after Election Day.

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"Gov. Christie made clear from day one that he and his administration would fully cooperate with all appropriate inquiries," said Maria Comella, Christie's deputy chief of staff for communications and planning. "That's exactly what he has done and will continue to do, and he is very much looking forward to this matter's conclusion."

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Last winter, Christie was interviewed three times by lawyers from the Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher law firm chosen by Christie's office to conduct an internal investigation of the bridge controversy and one that followed about a Hoboken development project. Current and former members of his administration have also testified before the Legislature's investigative committee, though the governor didn't testify before that committee.

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A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman declined to comment.

"We don't comment on the details of an ongoing inquiry," said spokesman Matthew Reilly.

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ABC reported that the interview with Christie was one of the final steps in the investigation, which began roughly a year ago after emails disclosed that traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge were apparently orchestrated by political appointees in Christie's office and at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Christie was accompanied by attorney Christopher Wray, who was in charge of the U.S. Justice Department's criminal division from 2003 to 2005. Christie was U.S. attorney for New Jersey when Wray headed the criminal division.

Contributing: Bob Jordan

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