Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Wildstein Implicates Christie In Bridgegate


NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former ally of Gov. Chris Christie who pleaded guilty in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal testified Tuesday that he told the governor about the traffic jam while it was underway and that Christie appeared happy about it and joked sarcastically that there was nothing political going on.
David Wildstein, a former executive at the agency that oversees New York-area bridges and tunnels, took the stand for the prosecution at the trial of two one-time Christie allies accused of engineering the four days of gridlock in 2013 to punish a Democratic mayor for not endorsing Christie.
Wildstein's account was the first testimony to suggest that Christie knew about the plot while it was unfolding.

Entire article at
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/pac/ex-ally-gov-christie-seemed-happy-about-bridge-gridlock/article_669a3bbe-ebcb-5c97-b0df-abe9093dcc4b.html

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http://gadfly01.blogspot.com/2016/09/bridgegate-trial-begins.html
 

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