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A Port Authority police officer who grew up with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was at the George Washington Bridge to witness the lane closings, and was in communication with David Wildstein, a port authority official who has also been tied to the scandal, according to MSNBC.
Lieutenant Thomas "Chip" Michaels sent text messages to Wildstein updating him about the lane closures and their impact on the town of Fort Lee, according to documents submitted to the New Jersey legislative committee by Wildstein and reviewed by Brian Murphy and Steve Kornacki for MSNBC.
While at the bridge, Michaels sent Wildstein a text message to tell him he had an idea to "make this better," according to MSNBC.
Documents submitted to the legislative committee show that Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich complained to the Port Authority that its police officers told commuters that the lane closures were the result of a decision made by Sokolich. The documents do not show whether Chip Michaels was one of those police officers, according to MSNBC.
Michaels grew up in Livingston, N.J. with Christie and has coached Christie's son in little league hockey, according to MSNBC. And Michaels' brother, Jeffrey Michaels, is a powerful GOP lobbyist in the state and has donated to pro-Christie groups.
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Holy Facting Shite - Christie was with Wildstein on September 11th 2013
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024329742
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)Wildstein was statistian for the team Christie was part of, and he grew up to become Mayor of Livingston.
Christie's claim that he didn't know Wildstein has long been debunked, but clearly these guys knew each other for a long time.
CincyDem
(6,426 posts)Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)warrior1
(12,325 posts)thanks for posting this here.
malaise
(269,534 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)yortsed snacilbuper
(7,945 posts)Sir Walter Scott
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,945 posts)yortsed snacilbuper
(7,945 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,542 posts)yortsed snacilbuper
(7,945 posts)Slowly but surely, the dots are getting connected!
The cops would fall on their sword first, before they would give up their hero!
groundloop
(11,546 posts)From early on in this we'd heard that at least one cop was on the GW bridge lying to motorists about who ordered the lane closures. That the cop involved was a longtime Governor Soprano accomplice makes perfect sense.
I bet that, as all the facts come out about this scandal, people who helped Governor Soprano in his earlier misdeeds (and we all know there were plenty) are starting to get very worried.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,945 posts)there is a cop up front!
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,945 posts)Because chri$tie needs arrested!
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,945 posts)As well they should!
SunSeeker
(51,902 posts)12ZTR
(92 posts)Too many involved to keep it covered up.
Wonder who will be first to squeal & how many will fall?
gussmith
(280 posts)This is old news already. I like DU because it keeps current.
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