On May 1,
2015, David Wildstein a former official of Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey pled guilty to federal conspiracy charges and could faced up to two
years in prison. David Wildstein, a former ally of Governor Chris Christie, was
involved in the George Washington traffic scandal that took place in September
2013. The George Washington Bridge is one of the busiest bridges in the world
that connects New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey. The traffic jam was caused
by shutting down two of three lanes in which consumers were held up for hours
over a four-day period. Wildstein admitted fabricating a cover up story,
claiming it was part of a traffic survey, but confessed it was retribution
toward Mayor Mark Sokolich who rejected endorsing the re-election bid for Gov.
Christie. Wildstein implicated former Christie deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly and former
executive director of Port Authority Bill Baroni also appointed by Gov.
Christie. Kelly and Baroni are facing up to nine counts of conspiracy, fraud, and
deprivation of civil rights.
Governor Christie has
stated, "I don't think that has
anything much to do with me,” and said the conspiracy was “stupid.” According
to the Gov. Christie, he didn’t care to have Mayor Mark Sokolich endorsement anyway.
Governor Christie has not
been charged or believed to be involved at this moment. Although, I do believe
Governor Christie is protecting himself and knew about the traffic jam scandal
regardless if it was his idea or not to organize it. Governor Christie is a
potential 2016 presidential candidate, but has not been publicly announced yet.
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