The ‘Bridgegate’ scandal

Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly, fired for her role in the “Bridgegate” scandal, stands with Gov. Chris Christie during a tour of the Seaside Heights, N.J., boardwalk last year after it was hit by a massive fire.  (Tim Larsen / Associated Press)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shakes hands with residents after leaving the Borough Hall in Fort Lee, N.J.  (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Fort Lee, N.J., Mayor Mark Sokolich addresses a news conference.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

Two women walk at Palisades Interstate Park as the sun sets over the George Washington Bridge, in Fort Lee, N.J.  (Julio Cortez / Associated Press)

Fort Lee, N.J., Mayor Mark Sokolich arrives for a news conference.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about his knowledge of a traffic study that snarled traffic at the George Washington Bridge, during a news conference at the Statehouse in Trenton.  (Jeff Zelevansky / Getty Images)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at the news conference in Trenton.  (Mel Evans / Associated Press)

David Wildstein, Gov. Chris Christie’s appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is seen alongside a projection of an email conversation at the Statehouse in Trenton. Wildstein resigned from the agency in December after the scandal broke.  (Mel Evans / Associated Press)

Then-port authority executive Bill Baroni explains in November his reasoning for closing entrances to the George Washington Bridge. He resigned the following month.  (Chris Pedota / Associated Press)

Democratic members of the New Jersey Assembly John S. Wisniewski and Loretta Weinberg listen to a question while discussing the lane closures Wednesday at the Statehouse in Trenton.  (Mel Evans / Associated Press)

David Wildstein, former director of interstate capital projects for the port authority, waits to testify at a hearing held by the Assembly Transportation Committee in Trenton, N.J.  (William Thomas Cain / Getty Images)

The George Washington Bridge, which spans the Hudson River, connects New Jersey to New York City.  (John Moore / Getty Images)