Jared Kushner reportedly thought Bridgegate was 'kind of badass'
The day after former Port Authority official David Wildstein resigned from his post over the budding Bridgegate scandal, he got a message from Jared Kushner, President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law. "Just wanted you to know that I am thinking of you and wishing the best. For what it's worth, I thought the move you pulled was kind of badass," Kushner wrote on Dec. 7, 2013, in an email obtained by The Washington Post.
As a refresher, the "move" Kushner was referring to is apparently the politically motivated 2013 lane closures on the George Washington Bridge that resulted in massive traffic jams. Wildstein later confessed to being the mastermind of the scheme, and testified in the trial that resulted in two former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) allies being found guilty on all counts.
Kushner Companies spokeswoman Risa Heller told The Washington Post that Kushner's message was simply "a poorly worded way of Jared trying to cheer up an old friend." Kushner is a key influencer on Trump's transition team.
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