Bergen Gadfly Files Misconduct Complaint Against Governor Christie

FORT LEE, N.J. — A North Jersey activist filed a criminal ethics complaint against Governor Christie in Fort Lee Municipal Court.

Fort Lee Court Administrator June Keelen confirmed that a complaint had been filed and was sent to Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack. A probable cause hearing will be held at a future date.

A copy of the complaint could not be obtained.

Brennan told NBC4 the complaint is regarding David Wildstein, the government's star witness. Wildstein asserts that Christie knew about the lane closures while it was happening. Wildstein pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy.

The lane shutdowns were allegedly political retaliation against Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich.

Brennan has long been a local gadfly in Bergen and Passaic counties. He filed, and won, lawsuits in Teaneck and Wayne.

Brennan said the Bridgegate case and trial has cost New Jersey taxpayers millions of dollars.

"When listening to the nonchalant manner in which these people are discussing, the magnitude of the pettiness, is just absurd," Brennan told NBC4 Friday.

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