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Along issuing subpoenas and looking at evidence. the new development here, the real new development here, credit to abc for getting the scoop, the new thing here is that the grand jury sitting in newark that was already looking into this matter, that grand jury has moved on to a new phase of the investigation in which they are hearing testimony. witnesses are being compelled to testify before them. we do not know if michael druniak, the governors spokesman was the first witness who had to testif...

His whole presidential ambitions on this idea that hes got this bipartisanship. if it turns out it was coerced, that it was coerced through a series of carrots and sticks he was using against democrats, he wasnt just naturally somebody african-americans and urban voters were for but it really was coerced, that undermines his being a candidate in 2016, apart from the legal matter. >> the standard, you get fired by chris christie if he doesnt like the tone of your e-mail, which is why he fired the...

Subpoenas is expected to land on the desk of key members of christies inner circle. that could happen any time today. the assemblyman leading the investigation plans to demand documents from christies fired department chief of staff, bridget anne kelly and spokesman michael druniak. the question topping everyones minds, what did the governor know? when did he know it? was he telling the truth when he told reporters last week he had no involvement in a plan to close lanes on the george washington...

However, she did have a hand on it. and her hands are not clean. she is accountable. and she should be held accountable, i should say. >> is your committee intend to call other people, and if so who will you subpoena? the governor? >> well, as our chairman today after the committee hearing stated, we are interested in subpoenaing the individuals that were mentioned in the e-mails and in the text messages and the documents that were supplied to us of which ms. kelly is one. there is mention of mr...

Lets continue our coverage of the breaking news from new jersey. joining us now john wrightmyer, the statehouse reporter for the bergen record who has been doing excellent reporting on this. one of the key questions i have, since your paper really broke the story of all of these e-mails. did your paper call the governors office for comment before you went to press, before you posted all this information on your website? >> we did. my colleague shawn boovert broke that story. and up with of the f...

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Hearing testimony in the federal criminal probe into the george washington bridge scandal." drunias lawyer confirmed to abc news his client was, in fact, a witness today, and only a witness. the attorney emphasizing that, "im not going to get into the specifics as to what would be discussed in the grand jury. i would say, though, that mike is a witness and we have been assured that he continues to be a witness throughout these proceedings." abc news reports that 23 jurors were impanel at that fe...

Empanelled to work on this one case, thatould be a huge deal. it does not seem like a new federal grand jury has been empanelled. it seem like the same grand jury that was there all along. the real new development here, and credit to abc for getting the scoop. the new thing here is that the grand jury, sitting in newark, already looking into this matter, that grand jury has moved on to a new phase of the investigation where theyre hearing testimony. witnesses are being compelled to testify befor...

Witness is a witness, no more than that. >> in terms of the new reporting today, it does seem like it was a scoop by abc who physically was at the courthouse and saw mr. druniak. i dont mean to speculate on the way they reported this out. it feels like thats how they figured out that michael druniak was there. we have heard nothing from the u.s. attorneys office in terms of the progress of the investigation or the fact that they were interviewing witnesses. you to think its possible that other p...

>> i have no information about that. as i said, were here because we were subpoenaed to be here today. were here because we were required to cooperate. >> does mike have any information? >> im not going to comment about anything with respect to that. were here. were here to answer questions. thats what michael did today. >> that is michael druniak at the end, the big bald guy at the end of your screen. hes this famously pugnacious, aggressive spokesman. hes famous for swearing at people and scre...