Juicy: Former Christie aide says lane closures were political payback

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Former Christie aide says lane closures were political payback

The administration of Gov. Chris Christie worked to cultivate Fort Lee’s mayor for at least a year and a half before lanes were closed at the George Washington Bridge in an act of political retribution, according to testimony from a former aide to the governor on Tuesday.


and here is the BOMBSHELL:

In August of that year, he said, Bridget Anne Kelly phoned to ask if the mayor’s endorsement was definitely out of the question. He confirmed that it was. The next day, Ms. Kelly sent the email to a Port Authority official saying, “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/nyregion/ex-aide-tells-of-tabs-kept-on-mayor-of-fort-lee.html?_r=1
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/21/1301022/-Former-Christie-aide-says-lane-closures-were-political-payback