Staffer Says Christie “Flat Out Lied” About Bridgegate

NorthJersey.com reports:

A former aide to Governor Christie said the governor lied about his knowledge of his administration’s involvement in the George Washington Bridge lane closures, according to a new court filing.

Christina Renna, who worked under deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly, texted: “Are you listening? He just flat out lied about senior staff and (former deputy chief of staff Bill) Stepien not being involved.” Renna added that if emails were uncovered in court discovery, “it could be bad.”

The allegation of lying could be harmful to Christie, who is on vacation this week but appeared on WFAN-660 AM Wednesday morning to co-host the sports-talk show “Boomer and Carton.”

In two separate investigations and in the U.S. Attorney’s continuing inquiry, Christie has not been linked to the traffic scheme that prosecutors say was political payback over the Fort Lee mayor’s failure to endorse him for re-election in 2013.