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Bridgegate's Finale?
With Thursday's Supreme Court decision, the Bridgegate saga concludes, or does it? Andrea Bernstein, WNYC senior editor and co-host of the WNYC/Pro Publica podcast Trump, Inc. and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power (W.W. Norton and Company, 2020) andMatt Katz, WNYC reporter and author of American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption (Threshold Editions 2016) look back on the story and what the ruling means for holding elected and appointed officials accountable going forward. Plus whether it will figure into any future political plans.