Player in NJ Bridge Scandal Will Talk for Immunity
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and DAVID PORTER Associated Press
The former appointee of Gov. Chris Christie who directed lane closures that backed up traffic for hours in one New Jersey town is reiterating that he is ready to share more information if he can be granted immunity from prosecution.
Meanwhile, 17 other people and three organizations are being issued subpoenas as lawmakers try to learn exactly how the September lane closures on an approach to the George Washington Bridge from the community of Fort Lee happened and why.
David Wildstein, whom Christie appointed to a position in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has already supplied a legislative committee with the most damning documents in the case so far, including an email from a Christie aide saying it was "time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee," a sign that the lane-closing plot was hatched by Christie's aides as a political vendetta.
Wildstein's lawyer Alan Zegas told The Associated Press on Friday that there has not been any offer of immunity from the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is reviewing the matter. "If he has immunity from the relevant entities, he'll talk," Zegas said.
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It squeals for thee.
They are usually the smartest guys in their class - nerdy and geeky, but always working hard not to have a nerdy image. They usually have another very important characteristic - loyalty to school and team. They also like being around people they deem important or 'valuable'.
So I can see him as a youngster not just as the scorer for the school's baseball team but as a person capable of modernizing the collection and use of statistics not only for the team but also for the team's opponents. The thing about most of these guys is they assess their own importance based on how their perceived 'important connections' need them.
They never realize their own importance in the scheme of things.
The problem for Christie and the rest of the gang is that geeky nerds like Wildstein keep everything on files, not because they are necessarily vindictive but because they are meticulous and love to keep records of all achievements.
I'm betting he did a lot of statistical work for more than a few of the gang of the subpoena(d). There is evidence that using his pseudonym he promoted some of the gang (for example he recommended Schuber for Commissioner). I'm betting they will unearth lots of planted articles promoting Christie while dissing anyone outside of the gang.
He must have been very useful hence the nice made up post at the PA - but he was merely their tool.
Christie's nasty comments distancing himself from him should be the last straw but you never know with these tools. In reality he may never have to sing - just handing over all the paperwork (on hard or soft copies) could sink the goons.
He's going to be every other member of the gang's whipping stick because he was Christie's tool, but I'm betting he has the dirt on everyone (and on paper). This sure is his moment to discover his importance.
That said I hope he wrote his will. 
was 'made up' on the orders of the governor's office. 
I know the type 
After all, they are much nobler creatures than anything currently calling him/herself a Christie Crony, past or present! 
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Put him in jail. He will talk anyway...That's what I say! Don't give Wildstein shit -- in fact, we don't need ANYONE'S testimony against "Governor Soprano"!
Why? Because of the phone call Christie made to his New York counterpart Andrew Cuomo in December, in which he complained that someone at the Port Authority was being too nosy about the Ft. Lee lane closures. It means that Christie knew that there had been no traffic study, which makes him part of the coverup, which nails him on obstruction.
The prosecution has already got Christie in their back pockets -- they should just tell Wildstein and Kelly to either talk or s(h)it in jail!
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All future posts about Christie must refer to involved administration individuals by their DU assigned nicknames! See here for reference:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024345910
in Hawai'i.. no cabin fever. And, I'm enjoying every Corrupt Bully Busting second of this massively snarled snake pit of a classic WhodoneIT!
"he was so smart he didn't think they would get caught?"
...shows he at least knew he was doing something wrong, a clear cover-his-ass move:
Josh Marshall
There's been a mystery about just who David Wildstein was texting with in those now infamous texts where he says "I feel badly about the kids ... I guess" and the mystery person replies "They are the children of Buono voters." Well, it was Bridget Kelly.
Ryan Lizza I believe incontrovertibly proves that here.
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Here's the evidence for Bridget Kelly being the person on the other end of these infamous Wildstein texts:
4:00 PM - 11 Jan 2014
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What remains unclear to me is this: just how did a seemingly real time screen capture end up in this document dump? Unless I'm not thinking this through properly (a real possibility) there's no way that image, with battery and connectivity meters showing, comes into being unless you screen cap it at the time or soon after it happens. Since it identifies Kelly as the counter-texter, the phone is clearly Wildstein's and also certainly he made the screen cap. But why?
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bridget-kelly-was-the-texter
This was likely among documents provided by Wildstein's lawyers:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/wisniewski_documents_new_questions
I know this game (have seen it played a time or two). Conspirator will get immunity to "talk" but will give total bullshite and will not be prosecuted for clear and outlandish lies. Party hacks of all flavors will sing, "see, nothing at all to see here".
Just like nobody really talks about the mafia, nobody will really talk about the corruption in politics, at least not at the level where they can actually bring down the big dawgs. 
