Wildstein’s account was the first testimony to suggest that Christie knew about the scheme while it was unfolding. Wildstein said Baroni told Christie there was “a tremendous amount of traffic in Fort Lee” that morning and that Mayor Mark Sokolich was “very frustrated” he wasn’t getting his phone calls returned. Prosecutors showed jurors several photographs from the day showing Baroni, Wildstein and Christie talking. Federal prosecutor Lee Cortes asked Wildstein if he and Baroni were bragging about the traffic jams. While Christie is now leading Trump’s transition team, Trump said last December that Christie “totally knew” about the lane closings.

Source: The Guardian September 27, 2016 20:15 UTC