A lawyer says two lawsuits filed in the apparently politically motivated lane closings of the George Washington Bridge will move forward without New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as a defendant.
A federal judge consolidated the cases, one of which named Christie as a defendant along with a former Christie aide who sent an email incriminating her in the closings last year.
Attorney Barry Epstein says a new lawsuit will be filed in place of the consolidated complaints, and won't name Christie as a defendant because there's been no evidence the Republican governor was involved in the closings.
The bridge scandal has been a source of speculation over how it might affect Christie's political future.
Christie is expected to announce within months whether he will run for president in 2016.
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