Two former aides to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie asked the federal judge overseeing an investigation into lane closures on the George Washington Bridge not to force them to turn over texts, citing their Fifth Amendment rights.
In court Tuesday, lawyers for Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie's former deputy chief of staff, and Bill Stepien, his former campaign chairman, said handing over text messages as ordered by subpoenas would be a violation of their constitutional right against self-incrimination.