Lawmakers who led GWB scandal probe call criminal findings 'sickening'
Source: The (Bergen) Record
May 1, 2015, 12:58 PM Last updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 1:56 PM
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
State House Bureau | The Record
The two state lawmakers leading the legislative inquiry into the George Washington Bridge lane closures said it was "sickening" to hear in federal court on Friday that former members of the Port Authority and Governor Christie's office orchestrated widespread traffic jams during the first week of school in 2013.
David Wildstein, appointed by Christie to a top position in the Port Authority, made the revelation that the four-day traffic jam was designed by closing access lanes to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee. Wildstein pleaded guilty to two charges in the case in federal court in Newark.
Wildstein acknowledged in court that the lanes were closed as a form of punishment of Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich for not endorsing the re-election of Christie, and in doing so he implicated former Christie chief of staff Bridget Ann Kelly and former Port Authority Deputy executive director Bill Baroni. But the timing of the closures - from Sept. 9 to Sept. 13 - were designed to have a wide and painful impact on school children, as it was the opening week of the school year, Wildstein said.
"It was sickening to know that there were people who were in jobs - people with great responsibility - that chose, as we suspected, the first day of school - and, may I add it was also the week of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, and it was the week of Sept. 11 observances - that that day was purposely chosen to punish residents of the state of New Jersey for the lack of their mayor endorsing this governor," said Sen. Loretta Weinberg, who represents Fort Lee and co-chairs the investigative panel.
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This is FAR from over. This may re-ignite the legislative and Federal investigations. Misconduct in the The Port Authority, being a bi-state agency, falls under Federal laws and regulations.
Wisniewski, said this:
"What's also wrong is the admission here that the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs - part of the governor's office - was engaged in seeking political endorsements for the governor's re-election campaign. These are very troubling admissions. There's more to come for our committee."
Once one domino falls (Wildstein), they all fall, and this will mushroom into a full Watergate-like scandal.
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He really should do time for this one. 
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Hey Gov. Fat Boy! Grab you ankles cause here comes the bus! 
