USA TODAY: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claims no involvement in “Bridgegate” despite spending hours with his deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, on the day Kelly was receiving messages related to the shutdown of George Washington Bridge lanes.
With the traffic jams in place, Kelly spent time on her personal e-mail account receiving messages from authority officials on what to tell reporters on Sept. 12, the day she later accompanied Christie in response to the Seaside Heights, N.J., boardwalk fire.
“She spent the rest of the day with the governor at the fire scene at the Seaside boardwalk,” Assemblyman John Wisniewski said Sunday in an appearance on Face The Nation on CBS. “This senior aide, who was with him that day, who sent the order, never once communicated with him? It’s unbelievable.”… (more)
