New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Friday that federal charges filed against his former allies prove that he had “no knowledge or involvement” in the BridgeGate scandal.
Christie addressed recent developments in a stream of tweets:
Today’s charges make clear that what I’ve said from day one is true.
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) May 1, 2015
I had no knowledge or involvement in the planning or execution of this act.
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) May 1, 2015
The moment I first learned of this unacceptable behavior I took action, firing staff believed to be accountable…(cont.)
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) May 1, 2015
…calling for an outside investigation and agreeing to fully cooperate with all appropriate investigations, which I have done.
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) May 1, 2015
Now 15 months later it is time to let the justice system do its job.
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) May 1, 2015
The governor has long maintained that he had no knowledge of his allies’ plan to close lanes on the George Washington Bridge in September 2013.
One of Christie’s former appointees to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, David Wildstein, pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges Friday. Wildstein admitted that he directed the lane closures along with Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, and another former appointee of Christie’s at the Port Authority, Bill Baroni. The reason was to punish a mayor who refused to endorse the governor’s re-election bid, he said.
Both Kelly and Baroni were each indicted on seven counts of conspiracy and fraud.
Define “prove”
What is clear, lardass, is that the feds are going up the chain. Much like any organized crime investigation. The fact that you haven’t been indicted yet is just part of the ongoing case.
Quite the opposite, porky.
I’m not sure incompetence is a good defense. As Governor Christie should’ve set the tone for his subordinates to follow and they thought shutting down the George Washington Bridge was okay because “they were Buono voters.”
IF Christie didn’t order the closure in advance, it’s only because he didn’t have to. His staff knew what he wanted done. Nixon didn’t order the Watergate break-in… because he didn’t have to.
It’s also demonstrable that he lied when he said he knew nothing about it after the fact, even if he didn’t need to be told before hand.