Through his lawyer, the former Port Authority official who personally oversaw the George Washington Bridge lane closures has said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had knowledge of the scandal, contrary to the governor's previous public statements.
An attorney for the former official, David Wildstein, said in a letter that the lane closures were "the Christie administration’s order" and "evidence exists as well tying Mr. Christie to having knowledge of the lane closures," according to Friday reports by the New York Times and The Record.
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Wildstein and Christie's history predates their political ties; the two attended the same high school, but Christie recently denied the widely reported rumor that they were close friends. Wildstein resigned as director of interstate capital projects at the Port Authority over the bridge scandal. This letter is the first time Christie has been personally tied to the incident.
Christie accepted blame but denied personal knowledge of the nature of the lane closures at a two-hour press conference on Jan. 9.
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