Kelly Testifies Christie Knew About Bridgegate Beforehand

Bridgegate defendant Bridget Ann Kelly testified today that, weeks before the plan went into effect, she, in fact, told Chris Christie about the plan to close four lanes on the George Washington Bridge in retribution for the failure of the mayor of Fort Lee to endorse the Governor . According to her testimony, she described the closures as a traffic study that would create traffic problems in Fort Lee and that Christie gave his approval to the plan.  She also testified that after the 9/11 memorial service, which occurred days after the traffic closures went into effect, Christie stopped by her office and asked about the study. She relied that it was causing problems in Fort Lee and Christie responded that she shouldn’t worry about that and his people at the Port Authority would take care of it. Christie has repeatedly denied that he knew anything about the lane closures until weeks later, well after the “study” had ended. Kelly’s testimony directly contradicts Christie’s claims.