David Wildstein, the former Port Authority official “who personally oversaw the lane closings on the George Washington Bridge in the scandal now swirling around Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said on Friday that the governor knew about the lane closings when they were happening, and that he had the evidence to prove it,” the New York Times reports.
Wildstein described the order to close the lanes as “the Christie administration’s order” and said “evidence exists as well tying Mr. Christie to having knowledge of the lane closures, during the period when the lanes were closed, contrary to what the governor stated publicly in a two-hour press conference” three weeks ago.
Newark Star Ledger editorial board: “Forget about the White House in 2016. The question now is whether Gov. Chris Christie can survive as governor.”