News Wrap: Supreme Court overturns ‘Bridgegate’ convictions
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News Wrap: Supreme Court overturns ‘Bridgegate’ convictions
In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned two former New Jersey officials' convictions in the “Bridgegate” scandal, unanimously deciding the scheme did not amount to a federal crime. The officials had helped engineer a huge traffic jam to punish a Democratic mayor for opposing the GOP governor at the time. Also, China denounced U.S. rhetoric about the origins of the coronavirus.
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News Wrap: Supreme Court overturns ‘Bridgegate’ convictions
Clip: 5/7/2020 | 4m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned two former New Jersey officials' convictions in the “Bridgegate” scandal, unanimously deciding the scheme did not amount to a federal crime. The officials had helped engineer a huge traffic jam to punish a Democratic mayor for opposing the GOP governor at the time. Also, China denounced U.S. rhetoric about the origins of the coronavirus.
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