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2014-03-27 16:57:36 UTC
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had nothing to do with the George Washington Bridge scandal that has plagued his administration for months, his lawyer said on Thursday.
The lawyer, Randy Mastro, then released his team's 345-page report that concludes Christie had no advanced knowledge of the plot to close four bridge lanes and create a massive traffic jam in Fort Lee, N.J., as an alleged act of political retribution against the city's mayor.
The report squarely places the blame for the incident on one of the governor's aides and a former high school classmate at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Bridget Kelly, the aide, and David Wildstein, the Port Authority official.
The report also concluded that the governor's office did not suggest that the mayor of Hoboken should approve a redevelopment plan in her city if she wanted to receive aide for damage done during Hurricane Sandy.
“We found that Governor Christie had no knowledge beforehand of this George Washington Bridge realignment idea and he played no role whatsoever in that decision or the implementation of it," Mastro said.
But reporters immediately questioned the validity of the report, given that Mastro is Christie's lawyer. He responded by saying other investigations will follow this one and his team will be judged on whether they got this case right.
Reporters, however, remain skeptical.
2014.03.27 Report Copy for Press
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Topics: bridgegate, Chris Christie, governor, lawyer, New Jersey, Politics, U.S., US & World
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