Investigation commissioned by Chris Christie absolves governor of wrongdoing in Bridgegate

An investigation commissioned by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and carried out by attorneys close to the governor has absolved Christie of wrongdoing in the “Bridgegate” scandal, finding that he had no prior knowledge of lane closings ordered by one of his senior aides.

A report published Thursday by the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, which summarizes findings from more than 250,000 documents and interviews with more than 70 people, concluded Christie “did not know of the lane realignment beforehand and had no involvement in the decision to realign the lanes.”