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Bridgegate: Rabbi focus of ‘traffic’ jokes
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/chris-christie-bridgegate-rabbi-traffic-104040.htmlBy ELIZABETH TITUS | 2/27/14 12:01 PM EST
Aides and allies of Gov. Chris Christie joked last year about causing “traffic problems” for a New Jersey rabbi, newly unredacted text messages show.
The messages were released Thursday as part of state lawmakers’ investigation of the Bridgegate scandal, in which Christie supporters are alleged to have orchestrated traffic jams near the George Washington Bridge as political payback against a Democratic mayor.
The text messages were between David Wildstein, whom the Republican governor appointed to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Kelly, a former deputy chief of staff to the governor.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/chris-christie-bridgegate-rabbi-traffic-104040.html#ixzz2uXm4vIby
