It turned into a big thing in NY/NJ, led to a few resignations, and two underlings were eventually convicted of fraud, but the Supreme Court unanimously overturned their conviction, saying that they might have been petty and vindictive, but that particular fraud statute required some sort of monetary gain, and there was none.
IIRC Christie was being taken seriously as the 2016 nominee when it all came to a head and has expressed publically that it probably cost him the nomination. (I think he assumes too much, though).
It turned into a big thing in NY/NJ, led to a few resignations, and two underlings were eventually convicted of fraud, but the Supreme Court unanimously overturned their conviction, saying that they might have been petty and vindictive, but that particular fraud statute required some sort of monetary gain, and there was none.
IIRC Christie was being taken seriously as the 2016 nominee when it all came to a head and has expressed publically that it probably cost him the nomination. (I think he assumes too much, though).
I think it’s hilarious that the court was like “yeah it’s fucked up but it’s not technically fraud”