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NEWARK, N.J. — Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie personally discussed how to handle the fallout from the George Washington Bridge lane closures, even agreeing to release a report covering up the incident, according to the admitted mastermind of the political revenge scheme.

Cuomo’s administration — referred to in testimony as “Albany” — told the top official at the bistate Port Authority to “lay off” Christie following the incident, former Port official David Wildstein testified here in U.S. District Court.

Wildstein said he was told of the conversations between the governors of New York and New Jersey by David Samson, the former chairman of the agency’s board, and Bill Baroni, its former deputy executive director and now a defendant in the case.

Port Authority Executive Director Patrick Foye, who was appointed by Cuomo and remains at the agency, had been investigating the September 2013 lane closures.

Cuomo, a Democrat, and Christie, a Republican, agreed that the agency would release a report washing over the incident, saying the lane closures were the result of a traffic study commissioned by officials on the New Jersey side of the agency and that there had been a “failure of communications,” Wildstein testified.

“My understanding was Governor Christie and Governor Cuomo has discussed this,” Wildstein told defense attorney Michael Critchley. “That if there was a report that was issued, that if New Jersey side accepted responsibility, that Mr. Foye would sign off on that

That was supposed to “put an end to this,” Wildstein said.

Christie, who is currently a top adviser to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has denied any knowledge or involvement in this incident. But Wildstein said last month that the governor was told of the traffic gridlock on the third day of the lane closings.

Wildstein, who was the Port’s director of interstate capital projects, has already pleaded guilty and implicated the two others.

The Wall Street Journal reported shortly after the scandal broke that the governors had spoken privately about the incident, citing "a person familiar with the matter." The report said that Christie had called Cuomo to complain about Foye's handling of the lane closures.

Christie and Cuomo's offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/states/new-...ie-discussed-cover-story-106056#ixzz4M8RbSFYk

 

[Laevateinn]

I hope this brings them both down.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

de Blasio >> Cuomo

 

[whyamihere]

Yes. Bring Cuomo down too.

 

[sangreal]

Birds of a feather flock together

 

[TheLaughingStock]

The system is rigged folks. Both sides.

 

[Wilsongt]

That shade to Christie by now highlighting that he is an "aide" to trump, OP. Nice.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Yes. Bring Cuomo down too.

Its not going to. I can think of a 100 ways he can excuse this

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Don't these bozos realize they're supposed to provide a golden parachute for the fall guy? Amateur hour.

 

[noshten]

The system is rigged folks. Both sides.

I'm sure Trump only brought in Christie as an advisory position only to witness how corrupt the system has gotten. Trump always picks the best side, his side is the greatest and Christie is smart for gaming the system.. smart but Trump is smarter and he will keep politicians like Chris Christie away from power by making them his advisers and proceeding not to listen to them because he is the smarter

 

[hom3land]

Curious if this will be covered on cnns new day....

 

[Arkeband]

Cuomo just can't outrun these corruption scandals.

 

[Technosteve]

Fuck those clowns

 

[WedgeX]

The one time we have bipartisanship in the US over the last decade its to cover up corruption.

Great job, guys.

 

[m3k]

The one time we bipartisanship in the US over the last decade its to cover up corruption.

Great job, guys.

lol

 

[TheLaughingStock]

I'm sure Trump only brought in Christie as an advisory position only to witness how corrupt the system has gotten. Trump always picks the best side, his side is the greatest and Christie is smart for gaming the system.. smart but Trump is smarter and he will keep politicians like Chris Christie away from power by making them his advisers and proceeding not to listen to them because he is the smarter

Cuomo gave a lengthy speech at the DNC and is campaigning hard for Hillary. Moreover, they have a relationship that goes quite a ways back. There's no way to spin that the other side is worse on this or that both sides engaging in corruption and fraud is one big lol conspiracy joke. Having Cuomo anywhere near your campaign is a neon flashing sign. Same with Christie.

 

[Cerium]

Cuomo is a sleaze, no one should be surprised. Never liked him, never voted for him.

 

[megalowho]

de Blasio >> Cuomo

No. Just no.

 

[Hilbert]

Is this still assumed to be because a mayor didn't endorse Christie? What petty little fucks.

 

[Enduin]

Corruption, in Albany, why I never imagined such a thing in all my life.