(Reuters) In the latest twist in a scandal engulfing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, documents related to the closure of the George Washington Bridge showed on Friday that authorities were deeply divided about the shutdown, with one warning it was illegal.
More than 1,000 pages of documents subpoenaed by New Jersey lawmakers investigating the massive, four-day traffic jam in Fort Lee were made public after days of damaging disclosures about the role Christie's staff played in the September shutdown, which appeared to be political payback.
Christie, a star of his party seen as a likely contender for the White House in 2016, on Thursday went to Fort Lee to apologize for the fiasco and said he knew nothing about it until damaging emails from his staff were revealed on Wednesday.
Christie cut ties with a senior adviser and fired his then deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly, who wrote to Port Authority executive David Wildstein in August: "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee." Wildstein, a Christie appointee, replied: "Got it."
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