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And knew hed have to resign. he identified bridget kelly, bill stepien and others who knew, claiming he had the e-mails to prove it. he mentioned it to the governor, himself, at a public event during the lane realignment. heres where the governors lawyers earn their million bucks. are you ready? this is a reference that the governor doesnt recall, and even if actually made, it would not have registered with the governor in any event because he knew nothing about this decision in advance and woul...

Truth. a week earlier he had, in fact, started investigating. independently. what his staff knew and when they knew it. morning of december 12th, 2013, governor christie, himself, asked bill stepien, campaign manager, what, if anything, he knew about the lane realignment. the governor then talked to another of his senior staffers about the same issue and directed that other staffer to do more questioning of other staffers about what happened on that bridge. the governor as of december 12th was d...

Substance that that was all she needed to know. then 12 hours later, she sent that e-mail, "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." so that kind of makes it seem like, hmm, maybe it was the endorsement issue. maybe it was that lack of an endorsement from the mayor of ft. lee that was the impetus for this whole thing. she called to check to see whether or not he was endorsing chris christie. she heard no. all right. thats all i need to know. 12 hours later, she orders time for some traffic pr...

That the executive director was a little put out because he didnt know about the so-called traffic study. and he continues to describe the so-called dedicated lanes to -- from fort lee over the bridge. they dont exist. theyre a myth. and he adds to that and adds to that. his choice of words, this was a lane closure. it was not a lane realignment. two of the three lanes were closed, and they carry 25% of the traffic that goes over the upper level of the busiest bridge in the world. i say that ran...

He said the national attention was a double-edge sword. the spotlight can turn to a searchlight real quick. he mentioned a number of miscues but then focused on the george washington bridge lane reassignment fiasco. he said words to the effect of, this is a mess and now i have to clean it up. he demanded to know from each of them in that room whether they had any prior knowledge or involvement in the lane realignment. he said he was going to hold a press conference later that day to set the reco...

We also know even though the governor said publicly on december 19th that he wasnt asking any questions about the bridge issue, he wasnt looking it, he said if youre asking me if ive done independent investigation, the answer is no. the governor was not telling the truth. a week earlier he had, in fact, started investigating. independently. what his staff knew and when they knew it. morning of december 12th, 2013, governor christie, himself, asked bill stepien, campaign manager, what, if anythin...

The spotlight can turn to a searchlight real quick. he mentioned a number of miscues but then focused on the george washington bridge lane reassignment fiasco. he said words to the effect of, this is a mess and now i have to clean it up. he demanded to know from each of them in that room whether they had any prior knowledge or involvement in the lane realignment. he said he was going to hold a press conference later that day to set the record straight. he told them to come forward with the truth...

They dont exist. theyre a myth. and he adds to that and adds to that. his choice of words, this was a lane closure. it was not a lane realignment. two of the three lanes were closed, and they carry 25% of the traffic that goes over the upper level of the busiest bridge in the world. i say that randy mastro chose words to try to undermine what it is we already know. and i would love randy mastro to come before our committee on an investigation. present his report to us only under the idea that we...

The bridgegate stink, what is to stop him from seeking the highest office in the land? joining me is nbc news investigative correspondent michael isikoff and political reporter for "the new york times," michael barbaro. michael, youve been doing great reporting on this. what did you make of this report? it reads like a personal defense than an actual investigation. on the one subject everyone wants to know about, did chris christie know about the saga as it was happening there is this strangely ...

Report directly to the governor and to issue periodic reports to the public as both a resource, a sounding board and a place to go for complaints within the governors office. and we recommended separately the appointment of a chief ethics officer for the office of the governor to be responsible for ethics enforcement, conflicts issue resolution, and training. and that that person should have a direct reporting relationship both with the chief counsel to the governor, the ombudsman, and an abilit...