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Chris Christie knew about lane closures, Wildstein's lawyer says
The attorney representing David Wildstein, a former official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said today that Gov. Chris Christie knew of the closure of lanes from Fort Lee on to the George Washington Bridge when they occurred in September.
"Evidence exists as well tying Mr. Christie to having knowledge of the lane closures, during the period when the lanes were closed, contrary to what the governor stated publicly in a two-hour press conference" last month, the attorney, Alan Zegas, said.
Zegas also said Wildstein "contests the accuracy of various statements that the governor made about him and he can prove the inaccuracy of some."
The statements were made in a letter sent by Zegas to the Port Authority asking it to reconsider its decision earlier this month not to pay Wildstein's legal bills...Wildstein's request was made after a similar request by Bill Baroni, the authority's former deputy executive director, but Baroni's request is still pending.
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The letter was sent by Wildstein's attorney to the Port Authority? Hmm, I wonder how it ended up in the press?
Christie retaliated with an email to his supporters, one of whom must have sent it to the press because HE wouldn't stoop to doing anything so pathetic:
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Christie Hits Back: Bridge Official Will 'Say Anything To Save' Himself
The 700-word email...is titled 5 Things You Should Know About The Bombshell That's Not A Bombshell...
Christie's office attacked the New York Times's portrayal of the revelations, reasserted Christie's truthfulness in the past and attacked the credibility of the official, David Wildstein, whose attorney claimed that “evidence exists as well tying Mr. Christie to having knowledge of the lane closures, during the period when the lanes were closed, contrary to what" Christie said in a January press conference.
"Bottom line - David Wildstein will do and say anything to save David Wildstein," the email concludes.
The initial statement from Christie's office, issued after the allegations were reported Friday, was much more tempered in tone, saying that the claim actually "confirms what the Governor has said all along."
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Why did Wildstein's request for legal financial aid get rejected faster then Baroni's? Perhaps because Wildstein refused to answer any state investigation questions without the promise of immunity from prosecution, whereas Baroni cooperated -- however untruthfully. If you need to be defended, you
should get the best legal assistance you can. But if all you want is immunity, why waste your money when you can get a public defender, LOL!