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Bridgegate witness David Wildstein says he and Bill Baroni served one man as Port Authority top dogs
Bridgegate witness David Wildstein says he and Bill Baroni served one man as Port Authority top dogs: Chris ChristieGov. Chris Christie transformed the Port Authority — which runs major bridge, tunnels and airports in the New York area — into a political operation dedicated to his reelection in 2013, a key witness in the Bridgegate trial testified Friday.
"My job was to advance the Gov. Christie agenda," said ex-PA official David Wildstein, referring to his old friend as his “consituency of one.”
Wildstein, who has already pleaded guilty to orchestrating the lane closures to the George Washington Bridge in September 2013, said Christie and his senior staff ordered him to use the bi-state agency to curry favor with elected officials who would endorse the governor.
"The Port Authority was asked to play a role in helping the governor's office secure certain endorsements," Wildstein said, recalling orders he received from Christie's former campaign manager, Bill Stepien, and Christie himself.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bridgegate-star-david-wildstein-served-christie-article-1.2803390