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Wildstein Discussed Bridge Closure with Officer

September 4, 2014 at 7:28 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“As thousands of commuters were stuck in traffic on the George Washington Bridge during lane closures apparently ordered by  Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) aides as political payback, a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police lieutenant with ties to Christie was eating breakfast with the executive who ordered the closures,” the AP reports.

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