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☆ Analysis: Crowded 2024 Republican race helps clear way for Trump's nomination
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2023. That would allow the former president to clinch the nomination, just as he did in similar circumstances in 2016. Political analysts estimate that Trump can count on a diehard core of supporters, who make up at least a third of Republican voters, to help him secure his party's nomination. Trump dominates the field among potential Republican primary voters with 49% support and DeSantis next with 19%. Many may have also decided to enter the 2024 race because of the perceived vulnerabilities of the two front runners, Feehery said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Brian Snyder, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, DeSantis, Larry Hogan, Hogan, Pence, Nikki Haley, Christie, Tim Scott of, Asa Hutchinson, Oscar Brock, John Feehery, Feehery, Jimmy Carter, Jason Miller, Tim Reid, Nathan Layne, Ross Colvin, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Florida, Democratic, Trump, New, North Dakota, South Carolina, Republican National Committee, Thomson Locations: Manchester , New Hampshire, U.S, New Jersey, Maryland, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, Los Angeles, Laconia , New Hampshire

☆ Trump, DeSantis trade barbs as 2024 campaign acrimony grows
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Trump, who currently holds a large lead over DeSantis in a distant second in polls on the 2024 Republican nomination, also took critical shots at other candidates lower down in the rankings, suggesting they exit the party's primary. Trump's comments were made to Fox News host Sean Hannity in a town hall in Clive, Iowa. DeSantis quipped to reporters during a campaign event in New Hampshire. I'll have that this country hopping in six months," Trump, who can only serve one more term, sniped back. Remarking on former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, Trump said: "nobody knows who the hell he is."

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Sean Hannity, Hannity, DeSantis, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, They're, Asa Hutchinson, Nathan Layne, Timothy Reid, Eric Beech, Lincoln Organizations: Florida, Republican, Fox News, Thomson Locations: Clive , Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Arkansas

[1/2] Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses the National Review Institute's 2023 Ideas Summit in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2023. Christie, who advised Trump's campaign in 2016 only to become a vocal critic of the former president, will formally announce his 2024 campaign on June 6, a person familiar with the matter said. The growing Republican field concerns many Trump opponents inside the Republican Party. Trump has a massive polling lead in a Republican field that now has more than 10 declared or almost-declared candidates. On Wednesday, Pence's polling average in the Republican field was less than 4%, compared to Trump's 53%, according to a RealClearPolitics average of polls.

Persons: Mike Pence, Kevin Lamarque, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Christie, Trump's, Pence, Doug Burgum, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Donald, Steve Holland, Joseph Ax, Tim Reid, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, New, Reuters, North, Trump, Republican Party, Republican, Florida, Capitol, Christian, Saint Anselm College, Republicans, South Carolina, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New Jersey, North Dakota, Iowa, New Hampshire

☆ Trump critic Chris Christie to announce White House bid next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] U.S. Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey governor Chris Christie speaks during the Heritage Action for America presidential candidate forum in Greenville, South Carolina on September 18, 2015. Christie has played the role of attack dog before: in a memorable debate appearance shortly before he ended his 2016 campaign, Christie mocked U.S. Three days after Trump's surprise victory, Christie was fired as the head of Trump's White House transition team. Since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Christie has jabbed at Trump on numerous occasions. Christie was also a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination but was beaten by eventual nominee Mitt Romney.

Persons: Chris Christie, Chris Keane PRINCETON, Donald Trump's, Christie, Axios, Trump's, Trump, Bill Palatucci, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Chris Sununu, Joe Biden, Washington, Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner, Jean Carroll, Mitt Romney, Susan Heavey, Joseph Ax, Nathan Layne, Katharine Jackson, Andrew Heavens, Chizu Nomiyama, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S, Republican, New, America, REUTERS, Former New Jersey, Trump, Reuters, Saint Anselm College, New Jersey Republican, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Democratic, Capitol, Republicans, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, Greenville , South Carolina, Chris Keane PRINCETON , New Jersey, New Hampshire, Florida, U.S, New York City

☆ Factbox: Who is Chris Christie, Republican 2024 presidential hopeful?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

May 31 (Reuters) - Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who backed Donald Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign but has since become a vocal critic, will launch his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on June 6, a person familiar with the matter said. Christie ousted Democratic Governor Jon Corzine in the 2009 gubernatorial election. With his brash, unapologetic approach - critics called him a bully - Christie made headlines taking on public sector unions and other political opponents. In 2012, Christie earned widespread praise for his handling of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the Jersey Shore. Christie swept to a second term in 2013 in a state where Democratic voters significantly outnumber Republicans, vaulting him toward the top of the list of potential future Republican presidential contenders.

Persons: Chris Christie, Donald Trump's, Christie, Charles Kushner, Kushner's, Jared, Kushner, Jon Corzine, Sandy, Barack Obama, Obama, Christie's, George Washington, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Joseph Ax Organizations: Former New Jersey, Democratic, George, ABC, Democrat, U.S . Capitol, Republican Party, Thomson Locations: Newark , New Jersey, New Jersey, Jersey Shore, Fort Lee , New Jersey, New Hampshire

☆ Former NJ governor Chris Christie to launch bid for president -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Christie, 60, enters the race as a decided underdog, six years after his 2016 presidential campaign failed to gain traction amid a crowded field that included Trump. In March, Christie told Axios he would not vote for Trump in 2024 even if the former president was the Republican nominee. He has played the role of attack dog before: in a memorable presidential debate appearance shortly before he ended his 2016 campaign, Christie mocked U.S. He and Trump exchanged plenty of barbs during the early stages of the 2016 campaign. Christie was also a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination but was beaten by eventual nominee Mitt Romney.

Persons: Chris Christie, Donald Trump's, Christie, Axios, Trump's, Trump, Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, Marco Rubio, Washington, Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner, Jean Carroll, Mitt Romney, Susan Heavey, Joseph Ax, Nathan Layne, Katharine Jackson, Andrew Heavens Organizations: PRINCETON, Former New Jersey, Trump, Reuters, Saint Anselm College, Republican, Democratic, U.S, Capitol, Republicans, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, New Hampshire, Florida, New York City

☆ Factbox: Who are the candidates running in the 2024 US presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Ross Colvin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Here is a list of 2024 hopefuls in both the Democratic and Republican parties. Only 1% of Republicans said he would be their preferred 2024 nominee in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted May 9-15. ASA HUTCHINSONThe former Arkansas governor launched his bid for the White House in April with a call for Trump to step aside to deal with his indictment. Biden allies say he is running because he feels he is the only Democratic candidate who can defeat Trump. MARIANNE WILLIAMSONThe best-selling author and self-help guru has launched her second, longshot bid for the White House.

Persons: Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, DONALD TRUMP Trump, Biden, Trump, RON DESANTIS, DeSantis, TIM SCOTT, Scott, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, MIKE, Pence, Trump's, CHRIS CHRISTIE, ASA HUTCHINSON, Hutchinson, DOUG BURGUM Burgum, JOE BIDEN Biden, MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, ROBERT KENNEDY JR, Kennedy, Robert F, Ross Colvin, Colleen Jenkins, Nick Zieminski, Alistair Bell Organizations: New, Democratic, Republican, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Twitter, Trump, Walt Disney Co, Ukraine, TIM, Black Republican U.S, Reuters, United Nations, Biden, U.S . Capitol, Republican White House, Christian, New Jersey, ASA, White House, Microsoft Corp, DEMOCRATIC, White, Democrat, YouTube, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, New York, Florida, South Carolina, Pence, Iowa, Arkansas, U.S

☆ Pence, Christie plan 2024 campaign launches -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsPence, Christie plan 2024 campaign launches -sourcesPostedFormer Republican Vice President Mike Pence, who incurred Donald Trump's wrath by refusing to support his effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who advised Donald Trump's White House campaign in 2016 only to become a vocal critic of the former president in recent months, will launch bids for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, sources tell Reuters. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.

Persons: Pence, Christie, Mike Pence, Donald Trump's, Chris Christie, Jillian Kitchener Organizations: Republican, New, Reuters Locations: New Jersey

☆ 2024 Republican presidential candidates
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The first Republican primary debate won’t occur until August. But the 2024 presidential primary campaign is well underway. Here are the currently declared Republican presidential candidates, sorted by their place in the most recent CNN poll of the potential GOP primary electorate. But those investigations have been ongoing for years now, and it’s not clear any allegations will hurt his strength among many Republican voters. Like most GOP candidates, he will struggle to find oxygen in a field that so far has been dominated by Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Mike Pence, Pence, insurrectionists, He’ll, Nikki Haley, Haley, Joe Biden, Tim Scott, Scott, Chris Christie, Christie, – Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy Vivek Ramaswamy, Charlie Neibergall, Ramaswamy, Asa Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Doug Burgum, Burgum, Larry Elder Larry Elder, Mario Tama, Gavin Newsom, Chris Sununu, Larry Hogan, David Chalian, ” “, ” Chalian, Chalian Organizations: CNN, Republican, Florida Gov, GOP, Disney, Trump, United Nations, White Republican, South, White, Iowa Faith, North, Getty, California, New Hampshire Gov, Maryland Gov, DeSantis, Hutchinson Locations: There’s, New York, Fulton County , Georgia, Florida, Riding, Southern, South Carolina, New Jersey, Covid, Arkansas, North Dakota, California

☆ 2024 US presidential election: who is in, who is out and who is still thinking about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Ross Colvin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

May 24 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday he is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, joining former President Donald Trump in a growing list of Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic President Joe Biden. Here is a list of declared candidates and other potential 2024 hopefuls in both the Democratic and Republican parties. The former Kansas congressman was one of Trump's most loyal lieutenants and initially backed his false claims of a stolen presidential election in 2020. Several of his key staff, though, have recently joined the DeSantis camp, suggesting that Youngkin is not going to run in 2024. She ran as a Democrat in the 2020 presidential primary but dropped out of the race before any votes had been cast.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, JOE BIDEN Biden, DONALD TRUMP Trump, Biden, Trump, RON DESANTIS, DeSantis, SCOTT, Scott, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, ASA HUTCHINSON, Hutchinson, MIKE, Pence, Trump's, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Christie, CHRIS SUNUNU The, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, ROBERT KENNEDY JR, Kennedy, Robert F, MIKE POMPEO Trump's, GLENN YOUNGKIN, MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, Ross Colvin, Colleen Jenkins, Nick Zieminski, Mark Potter Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Biden, Trump, Republican Party, New, Walt Disney Co, Black Republican U.S, Reuters, United Nations, ASA, White House, U.S . Capitol, Republican White House, YouTube, Central Intelligence Agency, White, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Florida, U.S, New York, Ukraine, South Carolina, Arkansas, Pence, New Jersey, CHRIS SUNUNU The New Hampshire, England, Kansas, Virginia

☆ US Supreme Court backs three men in Cuomo-era New York corruption cases
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Joseph Percoco (L), former aid to New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, walks out of the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York, September 22, 2016. The court has limited prosecutors in a series of political corruption cases in recent years. In overturning Ciminelli's guilty verdict, the justices said that theory of fraud, known as "right to control," is "inconsistent with the structure and history of the federal fraud statutes." The Supreme Court, which has a conservative majority, increasingly has limited prosecutors in political corruption cases. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Will DunhamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

A main focus of Trump's attacks has been Social Security - the federal pension system - and Medicare. I will always protect Social Security and Medicare for our great seniors." Today, party leaders and many Republican voters oppose reforming Social Security and Medicare because so many Americans rely on the programs. They are reliant on Social Security and Medicare and they worry about this stuff," Feehery said. INSULTS KEEP COMINGThere is so far no clear polling on how Trump's attacks on entitlement spending have impacted DeSantis.

☆ Factbox: 2024 US presidential election: who is in, who is out and who is still thinking about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Ross Colvin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Here is a list of declared candidates and other potential 2024 hopefuls in both the Democratic and Republican parties. Scott, 57, has launched a presidential exploratory committee but not yet confirmed he plans to run. The former Kansas congressman was one of Trump's most loyal lieutenants and initially backed his false claims of a stolen presidential election in 2020. She ran as a Democrat in the 2020 presidential primary but dropped out of the race before any votes had been cast. She launched her latest campaign on March 23, saying she wants to challenge Biden in the Democratic nominating race.

☆ A Tough Question for Chris Christie: Would Hillary Clinton Have Been Better Than Trump?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After several gray-haired attendees asked Mr. Christie about Medicare, prescription drug prices and the like, a 15-year-old audience member named Quinn Mitchell — who had also heard Mr. Christie strike similar themes a month earlier in New Hampshire — spoke up. hopeful willing to attack Mr. Trump. Chris Christie’s Answer“Hillary Clinton, in many, many ways, was a huge detriment to our democracy too. So I still would’ve picked Trump.”The SubtextMr. Christie’s answer was revealing. As much of a threat to democracy as he had just declared Mr. Trump to be, Mr. Christie, the former New Jersey governor, could not bring himself to say that Hillary Clinton would have been the better choice to preserve democracy.

☆ Disney tells its lobbyists to step up fight against DeSantis and his allies in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stickers and apparel promoting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sit on a table before a book tour event at the North Charleston Coliseum on April 19, 2023 in North Charleston, South Carolina. Disney is preparing to take its fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his GOP allies in the state legislature to the next level, according to people familiar with the matter. Republican Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia warned Disney not to fight back, as he stood next to DeSantis at a news conference Monday. At the same event, DeSantis vowed to nullify an agreement that would allow the Orlando amusement park to circumvent a special governing district board filled with DeSantis appointees.

☆ GOP critics pile on DeSantis over Disney feud: 'I don't think Ron DeSantis is a conservative'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis' ongoing feud against Disney has drawn criticism for months. "I don't think Ron DeSantis is a conservative based on his actions towards Disney," Chris Christie said. DeSantis' political rival, former President Donald Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social that DeSantis is being "absolutely destroyed by Disney." "I just don't think — it's not good for Governor DeSantis. I don't think it's good for the Republican party."

☆ Factbox: 2024 US presidential election: who's in, who's out and who's still thinking about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Ross Colvin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Here is a list of major declared candidates and other potential 2024 hopefuls in both the Democratic and Republican parties. Political analysts say there is little benefit to him jumping into the race too soon, with the election still 19 months away. In the meantime, he can continue to look presidential, although he still has poor approval ratings in opinion surveys. The former Kansas congressman was one of Trump's most loyal lieutenants and initially backed his false claims of a stolen presidential election in 2020. Several of his key staff, though, have recently joined the DeSantis camp, however, suggesting that Youngkin, is not going to run in 2024.

☆ Chris Christie joins Trump in bashing DeSantis over Disney clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks at the Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File PhotoApril 18 (Reuters) - Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday in criticizing a fellow Republican, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, over his feud with the Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N). "I don’t think Ron DeSantis is a conservative based on his actions towards Disney,” added Christie, who is also said to be considering a run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Trump, who could be DeSantis' top rival for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, has called the Florida governor's war with Disney a "political stunt" and suggested it could backfire on the party. DeSantis and the Florida legislature have been working to eliminate the virtual autonomy the company has enjoyed over the Disney World resort and amusement parks for more than 50 years, saying that constitutes an "unfair advantage."

☆ Chris Christie has vowed to not support Trump in 2024: 'I just can't'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie has vowed not to support former President Donald Trump in 2024, making him the first in a field of potential GOP presidential candidates to explicitly say so. No way," Christie told Axios in an interview published on Tuesday. Christie ran against Trump in 2016 but became an ally and a close advisor to Trump after the election. But Christie has distanced himself from Trump in the last year and is now a vocal Trump critic. Representatives for Trump and Christie did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

☆ Breakingviews: Sam Bankman-Fried lacks cover of systemic risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Antony Currie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

MELBOURNE, Dec 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sam Bankman-Fried couldn’t be blamed for mulling over past financial scandals with a degree of envy. The former boss of bankrupt crypto exchange-cum-hedge-fund FTX was arrested on Monday in the Bahamas at the request of U.S. prosecutors. No senior executives ended up facing criminal charges, or were hauled off in handcuffs even, though several Libor traders went to jail. loadingCONTEXT NEWSSam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of now-bankrupt crypto firm FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on Dec. 12. The attorney general’s office for the Caribbean state said it took Bankman-Fried into custody after receiving formal confirmation of criminal charges from U.S. prosecutors.

☆ Woman claiming to be relative of Chris Christie injures 6 deputies after getting kicked off plane, says sheriff's office
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A woman who claimed to be related to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie injured six deputies after she was kicked off of a Spirit Airlines flight on Thanksgiving Day, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Epstein refused to exit the jet bridge connecting the plane to the terminal gate and "became extremely combative," Rivarde said. She started to fight the Jefferson Parish deputies and injured six of them -- one she bit on the arm and another she kicked in the groin. Epstein was arrested and handcuffed to a wheelchair as she continued to try to bite deputies. Epstein posted $10,750 bail and was released from the Jefferson Parish Correction Center the same day, according to Rivarde.

☆ Chris Christie's niece bit and kicked deputies trying to escort her off a Spirit Airlines flight after she asked passengers who she thought were Latino if they were 'smuggling cocaine,' report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Shannon Epstein, the niece of former New Jersey Gov. Epstein reportedly asked passengers she thought were Latino if they were carrying cocaineEpstein had to be handcuffed to a wheelchair, The Times-Picayune reported. Before the plane's departure for New Jersey, Shannon Epstein reportedly made passengers uncomfortable after asking a family she perceived to be Latino if they were "smuggling cocaine," Capt. Epstein was released from Jefferson Parish Correctional Center the same day after paying $10,750 bail. The Jefferson Parish Police Department, Spirit Airlines, and representatives for Christie did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Secret 9/11 memo reveals Bush rewriting the history of the 9/11 attacks and the warnings he'd tuned out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

The ten members of the 9/11 Commission got to ask him and Vice President Dick Cheney any question they wanted about the September 11th attacks. What the new memo makes clear is that the White House's lack of urgency in facing down the domestic Al Qaeda threat wasn't all that complicated. Fortunately for Bush, the 9/11 Commission Report was careful not to point the finger directly at the sitting president. Still, when set beside the newly declassified memo, their official version of history as described by the 9/11 Commission Report feels incomplete, and sanitized. On the question of whether Al Qaeda came up during the August 17 briefing, Morell said he did not remember.

[1/2] The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2022. The Supreme Court in recent years has limited the latitude of prosecutors in political corruption cases. The charges against Percoco and Ciminelli were brought in 2016 by former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who also pursued corruption cases against top state lawmakers including former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. They also have asked the Supreme Court to reverse their convictions. A trial judge in July allowed him to be released from prison on bail after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.

The Supreme Court in recent years has hemmed in prosecutors in political corruption cases including a 2020 decision to toss the convictions of two aides to Republican former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie relating to the "Bridgegate" political scandal. The charges against Percoco and Ciminelli were brought in 2016 by then-Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who also pursued corruption cases against top state lawmakers including former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. They also have asked the Supreme Court to reverse their convictions. A judge in July allowed all four to be released from prison on bail after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. Ciminelli's lawyers said such intangible information could not qualify as a "property fraud" under Supreme Court's precedents.

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