Bridget Anne Kelly, a onetime aide to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, was sentenced to 13 months in prison and one year of supervised release for her role in the George Washington Bridge lane closures
Kelly and her co-defendant, former Christie ally Bill Baroni, were since able to convince a federal appeals court to toss some of the convictions against them, opening the window for the shorter stint in prison.
before the U.S. Supreme Court. She admitted no guilt on Wednesday, still claiming she had been under the impression the lane closures were part of a “traffic study.” She acknowledged using words that were “inappropriate and clearly open to convenient interpretation,” and she apologized to local residents and others. But she admitted no crime.
Kelly sent Wildstein the infamous email stating that it was “time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,” sparking the lane closures in September 2013. Critchley noted several times that Wildstein had testified Christie was aware of the traffic issues in Fort Lee as they occurred. And he harped on the idea that Kelly, despite having a senior role in the governor’s office, was not someone in a position of power. He quoted Christie in his book, “Let Me Finish,” calling Kelly a “functionary” and her position “temporary.”
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