Mayor: I lied about Bridgegate for fear of Christie payback
http://nypost.com/2016/09/21/mayor-i-lied-about-bridgegate-for-fear-of-christie-payback/“I didn’t know what sort of things could happen and I didn’t want to find out.”
“We were finally in the middle of it,” he said. “I was petrified of further retribution.”
Under cross-examination, Sokolich said Christie was one of the people he feared would retaliate against him.
“They include the governor of the state of NJ,” he said. “All we needed was further retribution that would add further to the standstill.”
Sokolich said that as a “local mayor,” he didn’t realize there would be a federal investigation into the infamous lane closures.
“I didn’t want Fort Lee and myself, all by ourselves, there facing retribution and getting beat up,” he explained.
“I didn’t know what sort of things could happen and I didn’t want to find out.”
“I didn’t know what sort of things could happen and I didn’t want to find out.”
“I didn’t know what sort of things could happen and I didn’t want to find out.”
“I didn’t know what sort of things could happen and I didn’t want to find out.”
“I didn’t know what sort of things could happen and I didn’t want to find out.”