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but buried deep inside the report is this jaw-dropping news. christie was allegedly told about the lane closures while they were happening. if true, this account directly contradicts the governors public statements on when he knew. the report says that david wildstein, the port authority official who oversaw the closures informed christie about it at a september 11th memorial while the closings were under way. that seems like a big deal, right, that the governor knew of the massive tra...

That always happens on a story like this. >> the only loyalty left, thats a good question. the bottom line for me, steve, what happened? what happened today means what? what is the bottom line? >> i think it confirms what ive been saying, i sort of suspected about wildsteins position relative to all the of other non-christie players. as we talk about this question of loyalty, wildstein went into this with much less built-in loyalty. his loyalty to christie doesnt go deep like the other players i...

0 traffic problems in ft. lee. wildstein resigned in december. but in a letter released late today, his lawyer states a person within the christie administration communicated the christie administrations order that certain lanes of the george washington bridge were to be closed and 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, end of qu...

2013? >> on the advice of counsel, i, again, assert my right to remain silent. on the advice of counsel, i assert my right to remain silent. >> the right to refuse to answer questions to this committee is not permitted under those rules. the committee does have the right to find your clients failure to respond to validly asked questions to be in con tem contempt of this committees subpoena and to take a vote on that, and that matter may be referred to the appropriate law enforcement authorities....

0 these people who you see on your screen here, they were told that they have to hand over their cell phones. cell phones, smartphones, ipads, any other personal digital devices that they use in any capacity, including a personal capacity, at any time, from september 2012 to the present. the people who have been personally served subpoenas now include, of course, bridgette kelly, governor kellys deputy chief of staff, who sent that e-mail in august, that said, time for some traffic problems in f...

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Bridge connects new jersey to new york, into a parking lot. there was no notice or cause given for the closures, but mark socolich, the democratic mayor of ft. lee, had an idea as to why. he believed the lanes were closed in political retribution for refusing to endorse christie for governor. the port authority said the lane closures were due to a traffic study. the new jersey legislature decided to investigate. at a november hearing, christies top port authority appointee testified that the ord...

0 "man is spirit," and that goes for women, too, obviously. and thats "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. good evening from new york. im chris hayes. and even as the latest polling finds new jersey governor chris christie leading not only the republican presidential field but also a theoretical matchup against hillary clinton, christie finds himself right in the middle of the biggest political scandal of his career. just wait until the vote...

0 were part of a traffic study and, oh, yeah, also not to tell anyone. >> i was told to not discuss this with anyone. >> but get this, the executive director of the port authority, which runs the george washington bridge, testified there was no traffic study at all. it didnt exist. >> im not aware of any traffic study. i dont know why it was done. >> on friday, christie announced a second port authority appointee of his was resigning. >> under fire and under pressure, governor christie accepts t...

crisis. >> new jersey governor chris christie has just announced that one of his top appointees has resigned amid a growing controversy. >> allegations now that politics played a role in a traffic study that jammed up several lanes of george washington bridge. >> believe it or not, a traffic scandal is threatening to upend the christie administration, a scandal that just a week ago the governor dismissed. >> you really are not serious with that question. >> and you can understand why c...