Wildstein's Relationship With Christie Closer Than Governor Acknowledged, Report Says

Attorney Alan Zegas, left, with his client, David Wildstein
as they testify before the state Assembly transportation
committee. Wildstein, is the former Port Authority official
who shut down lanes on the George Washington Bridge
in September.
Thursday January, 09, 2014 (Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger)

TRENTON — The former Port Authority official considered to be the mastermind behind the lane closings at the center of the George Washington Bridge scandal appears to have had a closer relationship with Gov. Chris Christie than Christie has acknowledged, according to a report by WNYC.
 
The public radio station based its findings on examinations of David Wildstein's calendars during his four years at the Port Authority and a review of more than 1,000 photographs and thousands of pages of documents, the report said.

Christie went to Livingston High School in the 1970s with Wildstein and appointed him to a $150,000-a-year position at the bistate agency. But the Republican governor, who claims to have had no personal involvement with the lane closings, has repeatedly said he was not personally close with Wildstein. READ MORE