A series of newly obtained emails
and text messages shows that Gov. Chris Christie’s office was closely
involved with lane closings on the New Jersey side of the George
Washington Bridge in September, and that officials closed the lanes as
retribution against the mayor whose town was gridlocked as a result.
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Mr. Christie has insisted
that his staff and his campaign office had nothing to do with the local
lane closings, and said that they were done as part of a traffic study.
The bridge scandal highlights one of his biggest vulnerabilities as Mr.
Christie steps out onto the national stage as a potential presidential
candidate: the accusation that he is a bully who retaliates against the smallest slights.
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The emails show that Bridget Anne Kelly, a deputy chief of staff in Mr.
Christie’s office, gave a signal to the Port Authority of New York and
New Jersey to close the lanes about two weeks before the closings
occurred.
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