New Jersey governor Chris Christie maintained in an interview aired Monday that he had no recollection of any of his aides telling him about lane closures on the George Washington Bridge that were ultimately found to be a political retaliation plot. Christie said in an interview on CBS This Morning that Friday’s guilty verdicts against two former aides confirmed his belief that only three people were responsible. He said Christie laughed and made a sarcastic joke when he learned of Sokolich’s distress over not getting his calls returned. US attorney Paul Fishman declined to say whether any of the testimony could lead to charges against Christie or others. Christie is chairman of Trump’s transition team, in charge of hiring thousands of employees if he wins the presidency.

Source: The Guardian November 07, 2016 20:09 UTC