(Newser) – Chris Christie’s bridge scandal may have just gotten a lot bigger: One of the key figures in the mess now insists that the New Jersey governor knew about the plan to shut down lanes on the George Washington Bridge all along, reports the New York Times. Christie has blamed the decision on underlings and even fired one of them. In a newly released letter, the attorney for former Port Authority official David Wildstein says the order to close the lanes not only came from the Christie administration, but “evidence exists as well tying Mr. Christie to having knowledge of the lane closures, during the period when the lanes were closed, contrary to what the governor stated publicly.”
The attorney wrote the letter to the Port Authority, asking the agency to reconsider a decision that it wouldn’t pay Wildstein’s legal bills, reports the Star-Ledger. The letter alleges that Wildstein is being unfairly treated by both the authority and the governor. “Mr. Wildstein contests the accuracy of various statements that the governor made about him and he can prove the inaccuracy of some,” the letter says. (Read it in full here.) Wildstein, who oversaw the lane closings, refused last month to answer lawmakers’ questions about the scandal.
Port Official: Christie Lied, Knew About Lane Closings
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