Chris Christie got Bridgegate updates as it happened, prosecutor says Read more“The only person that had to be happy was Governor Christie,” Wildstein said. Wildstein testified that he was hired be the “bad cop” to push Christie’s agenda at the authority. “All use of Port Authority resources had to be approved by the governor’s office.” The Port Authority, he said, “was asked to play a role in helping the governor’s office secure certain endorsements”. Sokolich testified that he’d tried to reach Christie aides, including Baroni, but was stonewalled. By the third day of disruption, Sokolich testified, he was forced to conclude “the only plausible reason” for the closures “is someone is mad at me”.

Source: The Guardian September 25, 2016 13:30 UTC