READ: Christie Ally’s Full Plea Agreement In BridgeGate Scandal

David Wildstein speaks during a hearing Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the Statehouse in Trenton. Wildstein, a former appointee of Gov. Chris Christie, is refusing to answer questions from a legislative committee looking... David Wildstein speaks during a hearing Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the Statehouse in Trenton. Wildstein, a former appointee of Gov. Chris Christie, is refusing to answer questions from a legislative committee looking into a scandal involving punitive traffic lane closures. The Christie administration stands accused of closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge, linking New York and New Jersey, in order to create a huge traffic backup as retribution against a local mayor for not endorsing the governor’s reelection. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) MORE LESS
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David Wildstein, a former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive appointed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), pleaded guilty Friday to two conspiracy counts in the so-called “BridgeGate” scandal.

Wildstein signed a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey on Jan. 21. The former Port Authority executive admitted to directing lane closures on the George Washington Bridge in September 2013 in order to punish Mark Sokolich, the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey who refused to endorse Christie’s re-election effort.

Read information about Wildstein’s plea and his plea agreement below:

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  1. Nothing on MSM yet. They are preoccupied with the charges being brought against the police in Baltimore and I understand it is a big deal. I wonder how they will try to whitewash this. I also wonder how Ms. Mika Brezinski and Joe Scar are going to spin this.

  2. LOL, replaying Christie joking that he placed the cones down himself will look even worse now. So, so petty and stupid.

  3. For whatever it means, Wildstein now looks like this.

  4. I see the weight loss as pure stress.

  5. I’m not sure what it means either, but thanks for posting. The change is shocking.

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