Giuliani: Christie is still leading Trump's transition team 'as far as I know'

Rudy Giuliani said that as far as he knows, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is still leading Donald Trump’s transition team.

“As far as I know he is, but I'm not, I mean, I haven't been involved with the transition team at all, so you probably have to check with someone else,” Giuliani told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday afternoon. “As far as I know, he is, yes.”


Questions about Christie's role have been raised after two of his former allies were convicted on Friday morning for their roles in the Bridgegate scandal.

On Friday, Bill Baroni, a former top official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, a former deputy chief of staff to Christie, were found guilty on all counts related to their roles in the shutting down lanes for the George Washington Bridge, which prosecutors said was political payback for the Fort Lee mayor's refusal to endorse Christie.

Despite the assertion by some witnesses that Christie knew about the shutdown in advance, Giuliani said he is still confident in the governor.

“Well, I have confidence in Chris Christie, I've known Chris for a very long time, including back when he was U.S attorney,” Giuliani said. “And I take — I take his word for it. The people who testified obviously had a motive to say what they said.”