Bridgegate Prosecutors: Wildstein To Testify He Told Christie Of Lane Closings
September 19, 2016 1:00 pm
Matt Arco
Posted with permission from NJ.com
NEWARK -- In opening arguments in the criminal trial of the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal, federal prosecutors said Monday morning that David Wildstein would testify that he told Gov. Chris Christie about the scheme to close lanes at the bridge at the very moment traffic was at a standstill in Fort Lee.
"The evidence will show that ... they bragged about the fact that there were traffic problems in Fort Lee and that Mayor Sokolich was not getting his calls returned," Assistant U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said about Wildstein and defendant Bill Baroni.
Wildstein's attorney once suggested "evidence exists" Christie knew about the traffic jams. The former Port Authority executive, second in command at the bi-state agency, pleaded guilty last year.
Since then, photographs emerged showing Christie talking to Wildstein and Baroni during a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony. Khanna also promised jurors Wildstein, who pleaded guilty to federal crimes and turned cooperating witness for prosecutors, would take the stand in the trial and "admit that he was the one who came up with that idea."
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