Christie: ‘I Don’t Know’ Who Initiated Bridge Lane Closures

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Christie has fired a top aide who engineered political payback against a town mayor, saying s... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Christie has fired a top aide who engineered political payback against a town mayor, saying she lied. Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly is the latest casualty in a widening scandal that threatens to upend Christie's second term and likely run for president in 2016. Documents show she arranged traffic jams to punish the mayor, who didn't endorse Christie for re-election. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) MORE LESS
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Thursday that he didn’t know who initiated the George Washington Bridge lane closures, though it has been revealed that members of his staff were likely involved.

“I don’t know,” Christie said when asked point-blank. “I guess time will tell, but clearly there was knowledge of this action, whatever it was, prior to the beginning of it with Bridget Kelly.”

“I was lied to. For that, she’s been terminated.”

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