Christie Laughed as Bridge Plot Unfolded, Star Witness Says
- New Jersey governor has denied real-time knowledge of scheme
- Wildstein testimony latest political blow to Trump adviser
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks about the so-called Bridgegate scandal during a news conference on Jan. 9, 2014, in Trenton, New Jersey.
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When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was told of “tremendous” traffic jams near the George Washington Bridge in 2013, he laughed, the self-professed architect of the plot testified.
David Wildstein, a former Christie loyalist at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, told federal court jurors in Newark on Tuesday that he and his boss, Bill Baroni, bragged to the governor about their scheme during a Sept. 11 memorial in 2013 at the World Trade Center site.