New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Photo: Luigi Novi via Wikimedia Commons.

CNN – A former staffer in Gov. Chris Christie’s office accused the governor of lying during a press conference about the “bridgegate” scandal in New Jersey, according to a text message newly surfaced in court filings.

In the message, sent during a press conference Christie gave on the topic of the bridge closures in December 2013, Christina Genovese Renna, identified in court documents as Christina Genovese, told a campaign staffer that Christie “flat out lied” about his staff’s involvement in the scandal.

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