David Wildstein

Bridget Kelly, who served as his deputy chief of staff, and Bill Baroni, exec, deputy executive director of the Port Authority, were found guilty on all counts.

One of Baroni's associates, David Wildstein, pleaded guilty months earlier and became the prosecution's star witness.

The three were accused in 2013 of conspiring to close access lanes leading up to the George Washington Bridge in a scheme of political retaliation.

The lane closures resulted in five days of gridlock in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

What's your reaction to the verdict?

Well, Charlie, you know, my first reaction was that the jury confirmed what I thought on January 9th, 2014, nearly three years ago.

Um, I had 24 hours to make decisions back then, and I thought there were three people responsible: David Wildstein, Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly.

And now here we are, three investigations later, federal grand jury investigation, uh, investigation by a Democratic-led legislature, and what's the conclusion? The conclusion is that there were three people responsible.

And again, I, again, I hear you.

You're listening to David Wildstein and Piscopo on the radio at 7:15 on AM 970 The Answer, and I know what you're thinking.

'Cause you-

Yeah

I've known him forever from Newark and, you know, I can't be objective about it, so I apologize for that.

Yeah.

Uh, but, but I hope that you understand that, that Cory, people are frustrated with Cory, uh, uh, David Wildstein, because he just ...

the way he get up and he was 24 hours at the Senate.

As is so often the case, a huge multi-year scandal that impacts national policy and politics began with one nerd from New Jersey.

And that nerd would be David Wildstein.

It's the late 70s in suburban New Jersey.

David is sitting in the dugout of a high school baseball diamond running numbers.

There is nothing in David's past that would make anyone believe that this promise would stick.

And soon, he'll find a new, bitchier way to make his mark on Jersey politics.

It's 2004, a full 16 years after David Wildstein ended his mayoral campaign.

He's in his office and can't believe the incredible tip he just received.

A scathing report.

The five biggest findings in the damning Caldwell report from NJ.com. And I also give a shout out to NJ Globe, David Wildstein's site.

They've done a great job reporting all this.

And then the breaking news last night was that the governor of New Jersey, Mikey Sherrill, Democrat, came out and said she wants the lieutenant governor's resignation by today, by close of business today.

Now, Cory Booker's strategy, obviously, is to ignore you, pretend like this is not a campaign, pretend he's a lock and, you know, he's just focused on 2028.

But there is going to be a debate coming up, right?

Yes, Thursday, October 8th, David Wildstein and the New Jersey Globe has put together a debate at Rider University, 7 p.m., I believe, Thursday, October 8th.

It's the one token debate that I figured Corey would throw out there just to say he did one.