Wildstein testifies he told Christie about 'tremendous amount of traffic in Fort Lee'

[Laxman]

Source: NJ.Com

The prosecution's star witness on Tuesday detailed how Gov. Chris Christie was told of the traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge in the midst of the gridlock.

David Wildstein, who pleaded guilty to federal crimes associated with the Bridgegate scandal and turned government information, testified he and Bill Baroni, Christie's top appointee at the Port Authority, boasted to the governor about the traffic jams when they saw him in person at a Sept. 11 memorial event in 2013.

"Mr. Baroni said, 'Governor I have to talk to you about something,'" Wildstein recalled.
&quot He said) there's a tremendous amount of traffic in Fort Lee ... and you'll be pleased to know Mayor Sokolich is very frustrated," Wildstein said. Wildstein said that he and Baroni boasted to the governor about not returning Soklolich's repeated phone calls.

Christie responded that he wasn't surprised that the Fort Lee's mayor "wouldn't be getting his phone calls returned," Wildstein said.

Prosecutors showed jurors a series of photographs of Christie

Read more: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/09/wildstein_bridgegate_christie.html

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Well you knew THIS was coming! This can't end well for my favorite governor.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. The fall guy's talking?

Wow. Good job, Feds.

[Zambero]

2. Which is why Christie volunteered for cone duty, correct?

OK then, let's see those cone photos the jury saw, or whatever else it was!

[Botany]

3. 9/11/13 as the bridge was shut down

[Laxman]

5. But Christie Didn't Know...

who Wildstein even is! Check out the last line of the excerpt I posted:

Prosecutors showed jurors a series of photographs of Christie talking to Baroni and Wildstein ahead of the ceremony at Ground Zero.

I'll bet Christie is squirming so much right now he can walk across a room on those giant butt cheeks.

[Old Vet]

4. Finally the truth is beginning to show its inconvenient truth.............

[turbinetree]

6. Subpoena him now I want to see him squirm in the chair

a person died that day because the emergency vehicle had problems getting to the site, that should not be forgotten, this callous disregard for political pay back is just inexcusable

[Laxman]

7. I'm Not Sure...

either side wants Christie on the witness stand but as a public service he should be called. Couldn't you just imagine the fall out from a series of answers from Christie:

On the advice of my lawyer, I respectfully decline to answer on the basis of the Fifth Amendment, which—according to the United States Supreme Court—protects everyone, even innocent people, from the need to answer questions if the truth might be used to help create the misleading impression that they were somehow involved in a crime that they did not commit.

[turbinetree]

8. I want him to squirm when he pleads that 5Th

I want the entire country to see how a political hack, squirms and lies.
When he ran around and vilified democrats for not being "law and order" , he is a complete A**.

This house of cards that he built is coming down, both at the state level and on the national level, and a lot of people after the dumpster loses this election are going to be going in front of the government of you and me, the citizens of this country, we want answers, on slush funds, taxes, bridge closures everything, and the bigot called pence, all of them

I live near New Jersey and the citizens of that state are still waiting for relief money from Hurricane Sandy, that he has been sitting on ----------------------this is just amazing, you don't hear anything about this ----------none.

Like I said I want to see him plead the 5th and squirm

[politicaljunkie41910]

12. And didn't Christie give Sandy relief funds to another Mayor for a nursing home that wasn't even

damaged by the hurricane. There's got to be some jail time for Christie in this when all is finally said and done. Talk about poetic justice. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

[Laxman]

13. Yes He Did....

not for a nursing home but for a senior citizens housing project in Belleville. That 's item# 16 in the Christie Crime Digest. Merely the tip of the iceberg.

[turbinetree]

14. Wado (Thank you)

it is just the tip of the proverbial ice berg on this hypocrite
Shutting down a job creating tunnel for commuters,
Attacking teachers

And below really shows what this disgusting f***ing pig is all about

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/30/chris-christie-flips-unhinged-rant-hurricane-sandy-victim.html

?list=UUvubOhuUIhYoYnRyXHtcygQ

[closeupready]

19. Oh please. I am soooo TIRED of you people!!!!!

[turbinetree]

20. Oh yeah another one of "trade mark" remarks

[closeupready]

21. hehe, Sometimes, Republicans give Democrats gifts that just

have the potential to keep on giving... That photo op was one of them ...

[turbinetree]

25. And I think finally the citizens of this country are really starting to

see what is going on

Can't wait to see him march into district and federal court to "explain" himself, and see his comeuppance on his "sit down and shut" remarks

[wordpix]

24. Yes now before he leaves the country with hurricane sandy $

I wouldn't put it past krispie to light out to Russia or wherever else hed be protected from US law

[Laxman]

9. They Were Going To.....

try to stick it to Jersey City as well.

Evidence showed that Baroni texted Wildstein on 9/1/13 asking him when was Jersey City's first day of school. "Anything we can do about that?" Baroni asked.

I understand it to mean he was asking me if there's anything we could do to cause traffic in Jersey City on the first day of school.

It's starting to look like game, set, match for these cretins.

[closeupready]

11. Wow. Being 100% honest here, that shocks me.

Some days, I think I've seen everything. Then I read stuff like that.

I think this crew will soon be greeted by Blagojevich, who will be wrapping things up.

[rocktivity]

18. What do you think that talk about shutting down the PATH trains at night was about?

For the sake of the regionally challenged:




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[turbo_satan]

10. The bigger they are...

...the harder they fall. Look out below!

[MicaelS]

15. I hope they impeach Christie. n/t

[Eugene]

16. 'Bridgegate' witness says Governor Christie backed lane closures

Source: Reuters

U.S. | Tue Sep 27, 2016 | 12:36pm EDT

'Bridgegate' witness says Governor Christie backed lane closures

By Joseph Ax | NEWARK, N.J

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was aware of and supported a plan to close lanes at the George Washington Bridge in 2013 in an act of political payback, a key prosecution witness testified Tuesday at the criminal trial of two former Christie associates.

David Wildstein, a former executive at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, told jurors in Newark federal court that he and Bill Baroni, another Port Authority executive, discussed the lane closure with Christie before a memorial service marking the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the World Trade Center.

The testimony marked the first time federal prosecutors have presented specific evidence to back their contention that the Republican governor knew about the scandal that New York's tabloids christened "Bridgegate" as it unfolded, despite his repeated denials.

Baroni and Christie's former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Kelly, are charged with fraud and other crimes for allegedly orchestrating the September 2013 closure of access lanes at the bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey, to punish the town's Democratic mayor for refusing to endorse Christie's re-election bid.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-jersey-bridgegate-idUSKCN11X1YU

[mitty14u2]

17. Christie and Trump big Friends! Who is the Bigger Liar?

[rocktivity]

23. Read all about it at the DU Christie Crime Digest

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