Witness: Christie used bridge authority to gain endorsements

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Witness: Christie used bridge authority to gain endorsements

David Porter, Associated Press

Updated 9:12 pm, Friday, September 23, 2016

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie's office used the bistate agency that runs the New York area's bridges, tunnels, ports and airports as a clearinghouse for political favors aimed at gaining endorsements from local Democratic politicians, a witness testified Friday in the fraud trial of two former Christie allies.

Among those directly involved in the effort or aware of it were Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni, who are accused of creating traffic gridlock at the George Washington Bridge in 2013 to punish one of those mayors for not endorsing Christie, according to David Wildstein's testimony.

Wildstein said Christie and his former campaign manager, Bill Stepien, were among those who discussed the strategy at a meeting about Christie's 2013 re-election.

Stepien and another former Christie aide who testified Friday now work for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Bridge-trial-jurors-could-hear-from-man-at-center-9241546.php

[Stryst]

1. Well, I certainly hope that some of the trouble from this sticks to Christie

But my dad used to have a saying about wishes that I think applies here. It has to do with wishing in one hand, and doing something else in the other, and seeing which filled faster.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Or the old English saying

"If wishes were horses then beggars would ride"