Christie Was a ‘Puppeteer’ Who Knew All, Says Bridgegate Juror
- Juror says ‘many other people involved’ but not charged
- Christie vows to set record straight and reiterates denials
Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey speaks in Washington on Dec. 3, 2015.
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Chris Christie behaves like a “master puppeteer” who knows all that goes on in his administration, concluded a juror who weighed evidence in the seven-week corruption trial and voted to convict two of the New Jersey governor’s former allies.
Juror Sheryl Bender broke her silence in an interview one day after Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni were convicted, expressing bewilderment that neither Christie nor other members of his inner circle were held accountable in the plot to create traffic jams near the George Washington Bridge as a way to exact revenge on a New Jersey mayor.