Christie's Office Attacks Motives of Former Ally's Lawyer's Claims
Feb. 1, 2014 9:01 p.m. ET
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's
administration has attacked the motives of a former ally whose attorney
claims the GOP presidential hopeful knew of highly disruptive lane
closures on a New York area bridge as they were going on, contrary to
the governor's previous statements.
Mr. Christie's
office challenged the claims of his former associate,
David Wildstein,
in a public statement on Saturday. "Bottom line—David Wildstein
will do and say anything to save David Wildstein," said the message,
first reported by Politico and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie arrived on stage
Saturday during the Super Bowl Hand-Off Ceremony on Super Bowl Boulevard
in Times Square in New York.
Reuters
Earlier
Mr. Wildstein's attorney
Alan Zegas
in the letter released to the Port Authority and the media on
Friday said "evidence exists…tying Mr. Christie to having knowledge" of
the lane closures while they were still going on during the week
beginning Sept. 9.
He didn't identify
the evidence to which he referred or say of what it consists. Mr.
Zegas's letter also said Mr. Wildstein could prove various statements
made by the governor about Mr. Wildstein weren't accurate.
Mr.
Wildstein personally directed the lane closures at the George
Washington Bridge from Sept. 9 to Sept. 13, causing traffic jams in Fort
Lee, N.J. that lengthened commutes and delayed emergency vehicles.
The
closures were seen by many people as political retribution against Fort
Lee's Democratic mayor, who didn't endorse Mr. Christie's re-election.
The exact motive for the lane closures has yet to be proven.
Mr.
Wildstein has since resigned as director of interstate capital projects
at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the
bridge, which is one of the busiest in the world.
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