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Chris Christie aide who received subpoena in bridge scandal investigation resigns
One of 18 people subpoenaed by a legislative panel in the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal...Christina Genovese Renna, director of departmental relations...has resigned her position as an aide to Gov. Chris Christie...
Renna reported to Bridget Kelly, Christie’s deputy chief of staff, who set the September lane closures in motion with the one-line email, “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.”
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Renna was in charge of interfacing with governmental constituents such as the mayor of Ft. Lee. If she received his complaints about the lane closures, she would have passed them up the chain of command to Kelly (who would have passed them to chief of staff Kevin O'Dowd, who would have passed them to Christie).
Since Christie didn't fire her at the same time as Kelly, he evidently doesn't blame Renna for anything. So what is she worried about -- being accused of not telling Kelly about hearing from the mayor of Ft. Lee?
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Resigned Christie staffer is married to Pinelands pipeline company exec
An aide to Gov. Chris Christie who resigned Friday is married to a top executive of a company that tried to build a controversial gas pipeline through the environmentally sensitive Pinelands region — a plan the governor's office unsuccessfully sought to get approved. The relationship has drawn fire from environmentalists who call it a conflict of interest...
Christina Genovese Renna...is married to Michael J. Renna, president and chief operating officer of South Jersey Industries, the parent company of South Jersey Gas, which wanted to build the pipeline.
The 22-mile pipeline between Maurice River Township and Beesleys Point was rejected after a deadlocked 7-7 vote by the Pinelands Commission last month. Environmental advocates had said it was being rushed through, and accused Christie administration officials of trying to strong-arm opponents.
“This project was being fast-tracked and was being pushed aggressively by the Christie administration,” Doug O’Malley, director of Environment New Jersey, an advocacy group, said. “There were multiple red flags that this was violating the Pinelands Commission’s mission and the administration was recklessly moving forward with it...”
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Hmm. Well, I can see where she'd be worried about being questioned about THAT!