It was Bridget Kelly ("They are the children of Buono voters.")

[ProSense]

It was Bridget Kelly

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

WTF? This is bizarre!

Edited title to reflect Kelly's comment.

[TheDebbieDee]

1. Wildstein madea screenprint of the texts bcuz he wanted to cover his ass!

Wildstein is and was savvy enough to know that he needed to have some proof in order to deflect accusations that might start flying once the shit hit the fan. He knew this shit was going to blow up some day.

[CTyankee]

13. that was my initial thought, too.

Pretty stupid of Kelly, doncha think?

As my parents used to say, "you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas."

[warrior1]

2. sorry I didn't see you post

[TwilightGardener]

3. Almost like Wildstein was provoking responses to capture for evidence. He might not just be

covering his own ass, but was revealing much more.

[Spazito]

4. It sure looks like Wildstein was covering his rear end early on in this scandal...

One of the hosts on MSNBC who knows him said that when he included the document re Christie meeting with someone at the Port Authority shortly before the lane closures he was sending a message that the meeting was connected with the scandal. The host said Wildstein is no friend of Christie in this and the above screen capture in the OP is further proof of that, imo.

[ProSense]

6. These were likely among

documents turned over by him and his attorney: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024311824

[Spazito]

7. Yes, no doubt and it seems some were given to send a message to those...

on the investigative committee how 'close' Christie is tied to this. Mr. Wildstein isn't going down alone if he can help it, imo.

[Walk away]

11. Or maybe he just want's to retire on Koch brother's $$$$

and he's letting them know if they want to save Christie's 2016 hopes they have to pay him off big time.

[Spazito]

12. He's already been thrown under the bus and run over multiple times by Christie...

I think he is more likely to want payback for that and, with suitable inducement ie immunity, he will fill in the 'blanks' for the investigative committee. Having worked with and for Christie, he knows full well there is no loyalty, there is only retribution to be found.

[Walk away]

14. I hope you are right...I'm counting on many months of everyone...

ripping Christie to shreds. But mostly watching the press turn on him!

[Spazito]

15. With the new investigative committee which can expand their area of investigation...

beyond what the transportation committee could do it's going to get very interesting, imo. Add to that the 'ad scam' investigation and a possible federal investigation, Christie is in for many, many sleepless nights not just one or two.

[Cha]

5. For some reason in all the crap I've been reading the last

few days.. I thought it was her.

But, a "screen cap"?!

[Tx4obama]

8. I'm hoping she will lawyer up, request and receive immunity, and spill all the beans.

[ProSense]

9. That comment isn't going to help her, for sure. n/t

[Tx4obama]

10. Oops. It wasn't her that said they felt sorry, it was the guy. I retract my previous comment :)

[lasttrip]

16. edit from TPM

Ed.Note: Two corrections on this post. It is Bridget Kelly. But I got out of order who said what. It's Kelly who says she feels badly about the kids and Wildstein who says they're kids of Buono voters. Second, readers point out that iPhones hold their text history pretty much indefinitely. So Wildstein could have made this capture weeks later, perhaps even to comply with the subpoena that started this whole ball rolling.

[pacalo]

17. I was just going to add that when I saw your post.

Ed.Note: Two corrections on this post. It is Bridget Kelly. But I got out of order who said what. It's Kelly who says she feels badly about the kids and Wildstein who says they're kids of Buono voters. Second, readers point out that iPhones hold their text history pretty much indefinitely. So Wildstein could have made this capture weeks later, perhaps even to comply with the subpoena that started this whole ball rolling.

[lindysalsagal]

18. This is when shoes start dropping.

Not unlike a college dorm fiasco: Each person will feel like it's time to drop a few bread crumbs for their own personal reasons. Then the puzzle begins to take shape,and outsiders like us add our own interpretations.
This is almost the best part: Unwrapping the presents and wondering which one will blow up.

Of course we all know it was the guvnuh. Who will be his Judas, and why, and when?

I was too young for Watergate, but not this time.....