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Unless he was offered immunity for his role in the closures. that is the man who is now claiming tl claiming through a letter from his lawyer that governor christie knew about the closures while they were happening. and wildsteins attorney says there is proof. in a letter sent yesterday requesting that the port authority pay wildsteins legal fees, his attorney wrote, quote, evidence exists tying mr. kristi to having knowledge of the lane closures during the period when the lanes were closed cont...

He said you made me first guest and i didnt want to do it. i didnt want to do it. our thanks to nischelle turner for that. >> thanks for starting your stay with us. >> the next hour of "new day" starts right now. >> i had no knowledge of this. of the planning, the execution or anything about it. >> what did he know and when? that is what many are asking this morning after a new letter challenges the accuracy of governor christies comments in the two-hour long news conference. the claims and poli...

Conference immediately before mr. wildstein was to appear before the committee. mr. wildstein contests the accuracy of various statements the governor made about him, and he can prove the inaccuracy of some. jonathan capehart? >> wow. that right there, as john said, the governor cannot be comfortable with this. and his statement doesnt tamp down anything. if anything, i think the governors statement is a bit of playing for time here. ill be very curious to see what comes of -- what happens on mo...

Take the energy quiz. energy lives here. ♪ on to the news that brought the political world to a screeching halt just about 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. it was a letter from the lawyer for david wildstein, the former christie appoint tee at the port authority that oversaw the closure of the george washington access bridge with the potential to claim everything. the letter claims that wildstein contests the accuracy of various statements that the governor made about him at christies january ...

Truth. in a letter he says, quote, evidence exists, as well, tying mr. christie to having knowledge of the lane closures during the period when the lanes were closed contrary to what the governor stated publicly in a two-hour press conference. mr. wildstein contests the accuracy of various statements the governor made about him and he can prove the inaccuracy of some. this is what the governor said in part. >> i had no knowledge of the planning or execution or anything about it. and then i first...

Appointed the port authority of new jersey says in a letter to the port authority legal counsel, mr. wildstein contests -- this is the lawyer for wildstein -- the accuracy of various statements the governor made about him and he can prove the inaccuracy of some. weve been calling the governors office repeatedly trying to get a statement, some reaction from governor christie to these allegations contained in this letter from david wildstein, formerly a close ally of the governor. that doesnt exis...

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Need to conduct a thorough investigation and that the people of new jersey are entitled to the complete truth of what went on in this incident. and as i said, the media is concentrating on the fact that the letter says that mr. wildstein contests the accuracy of various statements that the governor made and he can prove the inaccuracy of some. i will join assembly man that we did not get the paperwork that came in from mr. wildstein but, again, i just want to say that there is something else ver...

Suggest that governor christie knew about these lane closures because he was involved with them? wildstein does not say that. again, this is what christies office said. the third point is whether or not, of course, this was all an act of political retribution, which it seems like it is based on wildsteins texts and e-mails. and again, wildstein does not assert that this was christie telling him to carry something out as an act of retribution. so from their point of view, what is really being sug...

Known about it during the time. thats very different than saying that he lied. >> at one point he does say in the letter mr. wildstein contests the accuracy of various statements the governor made about him and he can prove the inaccuracy of him. >> about him. not necessarily about what the governor knew in the traffic study. so look, i mean, the problem for chris christie is that this has become personal. just talking to somebody who is a friend of christies who is concerned about the fact that...