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Bridget Kelly Speaks: Christie's Ex-Aide Says Gov Knew About Bridgegate

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Looks like Christie is toast.:2wave:

< In a dramatic refutation of Gov. Chris Christie's long-standing insistence that he knew nothing about the traffic study that led to the Bridgegate traffic jams, the governor's former deputy chief of staff told a federal jury that she notified the governor before sending the infamous "time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" email.>

<Bridget Kelly, facing federal criminal charges in the scheme, worked through tears as she also described an unrelated instance where an irate Christie through a water bottle at her, hitting her arm, because he didn't like her idea for a public event.>

<Kelly claimed to have no idea that the lanes were closed to punish a local mayor for not endorsing Christie, as federal prosecutors and a former gubernatorial appointee allege. And she said she cleared the plan with Christie on Aug. 12, 2013, a month before lanes were closed for the supposed traffic study.>


<That's when Kelly sent the "time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" without really thinking about the language -- it was a reference, she said, to how Wildstein had told her this would cause traffic.>

<Looking at the jury, Kelly said: "I’m pretty sure if I had said, 'Time for a traffic study in Fort Lee,' we wouldn’t all know each other now.">

<Kelly also testified that Christie himself told her that he had spoken about the lane closures with Wildstein during a ceremony at Ground Zero while the traffic jams were still ongoing.>


Bridget Kelly Speaks: Christie's Ex-Aide Says Gov Knew About Bridgegate - WNYC

 
It's pretty sad how selective our outrage is based on who supposedly committed the crime.
 
If I'm gonna be completely honest here, I really have a hard time trying to actually a **** about this enitre #BridgeGate controversy.

I already don't give a **** about Chris Christie.
 
TheGoverness said:
If I'm gonna be completely honest here, I really have a hard time trying to actually a **** about this enitre #BridgeGate controversy.

I already don't give a **** about Chris Christie.
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I guess not. You don't live in NJ.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
It's pretty sad how selective our outrage is based on who supposedly committed the crime.
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Less so here than when dealing with sexual assault, but, yeah.

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I've generally liked Christie for the most part, but I do think he's in a serious jam here.
 
And to add:

I wasn't at all surprised that she rolled-over, within the first few days of the scandal. She's a single mom with 4 or 5 kids, so she's not going to take the fall for anyone. If Christie's dirty, she's going to be the first to try to sink him. I also seem to recall maybe 2 others rolling-over, not too long after Bridgette Kelly back then.
 
TheGoverness said:
If I'm gonna be completely honest here, I really have a hard time trying to actually a **** about this enitre #BridgeGate controversy.

I already don't give a **** about Chris Christie.
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If you'd spent much time in NJ you might think differently. Traffic there is already atrocious, the bridges are horrendous bottlenecks in a massively overpopulated area. Then somebody went and deliberately made traffic worse.

Given the people in New Jersey, I'm a little surprised Chris Christie isn't hanging from a tree.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
It's pretty sad how selective our outrage is based on who supposedly committed the crime.
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No, pretty sure anyone deliberately making my road rage worse would incur some wrath.
 
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