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| Emails link Chris Christie aide to lane closures | Emails link Chris Christie aide to lane closures |
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| Republican rising star Chris Christie, New Jersey's Governor, is facing claims his office orchestrated traffic mayhem to pursue a petty political vendetta. | Republican rising star Chris Christie, New Jersey's Governor, is facing claims his office orchestrated traffic mayhem to pursue a petty political vendetta. |
| Emails and texts appear to link a Christie aide to the closure of lanes to the George Washington Bridge, one of the world's busiest, in September. | Emails and texts appear to link a Christie aide to the closure of lanes to the George Washington Bridge, one of the world's busiest, in September. |
| The gridlock was allegedly engineered to punish a Democratic mayor who did not endorse the governor's re-election. | The gridlock was allegedly engineered to punish a Democratic mayor who did not endorse the governor's re-election. |
| Mr Christie postponed a morning event after the emails were released. | Mr Christie postponed a morning event after the emails were released. |
| The documents made public on Wednesday do not suggest that Mr Christie himself had anything to do with the lane closures, but they may contradict his assertions that none of his staff were involved. | |
| The scandal is brewing as the tough-talking governor, often touted as a 2016 White House candidate, is due to tour the nation in his other role as chairman of the Republican Governors Association. | The scandal is brewing as the tough-talking governor, often touted as a 2016 White House candidate, is due to tour the nation in his other role as chairman of the Republican Governors Association. |
| "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee," top Christie aide Bridget Anne Kelly wrote last August, in one of the emails obtained by US media. | "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee," top Christie aide Bridget Anne Kelly wrote last August, in one of the emails obtained by US media. |
| "Got it," replied David Wildstein, whom the governor appointed to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which controls the George Washington Bridge. | "Got it," replied David Wildstein, whom the governor appointed to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which controls the George Washington Bridge. |
| About a month later, two of three traffic lanes to the bridge - which is the main crossing to New York City - were shut for several days. | About a month later, two of three traffic lanes to the bridge - which is the main crossing to New York City - were shut for several days. |
| It caused major traffic jams in the New Jersey borough of Fort Lee, whose mayor, Mark Sokolich, had declined to support Mr Christie's re-election campaign last autumn. | It caused major traffic jams in the New Jersey borough of Fort Lee, whose mayor, Mark Sokolich, had declined to support Mr Christie's re-election campaign last autumn. |
| Mr Wildstein, who has since resigned, is due to testify under oath on Thursday before a state legislature committee investigating the claims. | Mr Wildstein, who has since resigned, is due to testify under oath on Thursday before a state legislature committee investigating the claims. |