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Wildstein and Foye Come Under Scrutiny at Day 4 of Bridgegate Trial
Port Authority Executive Director Patrick Foye testified Wildstein was universally hated at the agency but was “protected” by Christie, but Christie has denied the two had a close relationship. Three years after gridlock paralyzed a New Jersey town next to the George Washington Bridge for days, two former allies of Christie, Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly, are being tried.
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Wildstein, a former anonymous political blogger turned Baroni’s second in command at the bi-state authority, was described in opening arguments as “a disgusting person” who, for his “entire adult life, has had a double life”, said Michael Baldassare, Baroni’s attorney.
Baroni and a former top Christie aide, Bridget Anne Kelly, are charged with misusing Port Authority resources, wire fraud, civil rights violations, and related conspiracy counts.
Wildstein was “abusive” and “terrorized people” at the Port Authority, a key witness, Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority, testified on Thursday. During opening statements, the USA attorney’s office claimed that Christie knew about the lane closures as they were happening. Patrick Foye, executive Director of the Port Authority of NY and New Jersey, leaves the Martin Luther King Jr. federal courthouse, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 in Newark, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s former de.
David Wildstein testified on Friday that the Port Authority of NY and New Jersey had a “one-constituent rule” – the only person who mattered was Christie. Federal Courthouse for a hearing, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Newark, N.J. Wildstein, pleaded guilty previous year to orchestrating traffic jams in 2013 to punish a Democratic mayor who didn’t endorse Gov. Chris Christie. Kelly, also 44, is the Governor’s former deputy chief of staff.
Foye was so uneasy about the man described as “Christie’s bulldog” by defense attorneys that Wildstein’s photo was posted at each Port Authority property after his termination.
Wildstein has been living in Sarasota, Florida since pleading guilty last spring. He said that Wildstein’s claim that he reported to Kelly were “absurd”.
Port Authority workers received the orders from high-ranking officials and were told not to warn Fort Lee police officers or public officials, according to the New York Times.
Christie was one of 17 Republicans to run for president in the current election cycle but he dropped out of the race in February and endorsed Donald Trump, who is now the party’s nominee. Despite that, Foye was unable to fire Wildstein, saying Wildstein was “protected” by Gov. Christie. She and Baroni claim former Port Authority official David Wildstein orchestrated the scheme.
And when Democratic Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich refused to endorse Christie, the Port Authority was used not to reward, but to punish, he claimed. Wildstein was hired by the Port Authority of NY and New Jersey to a position created for him.
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Matt Mowers, left, former Governor Chris Christie staffer, leaves Martin Luther King Jr.