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I intend to work with governor cuomo to further explore these recommendations and other ideas to bring a new day to the port authority. lastly, i received a call from david sampson, who informed me that after reviewing the master report, that he completely supports the recommendation laid out for the port authority and that he believes that the best way to start a new year at the port authority is with new leadership. in line with that belief, david tendered his resignation to me this afternoon ...

Journal" story one or two, somewhere in that neighborhood executive director leaked his memo to the newspapers that he had written weeks earlier. and i said to two former prosecutors, my chief of staff and chief counsel, find out whats going on here. the way you do that is in a normal circumstance, youre dealing with operational issue with the port authority, go to our people at the port authority and ask them whats going on. they came back and said this is a legitimate traffic study. we blew th...

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...

Lines like this -- others in the governors office were being told by wild sdeen and baroni this was a legitimate traffic study and operational issue. it also said that foye testified saying he was not aware of any actual traffic study. thats patrick foye, the one honest man in the port authority in this story appointed by new york governor andrew cuomo as executive director of the port authority. so for a million dollars, does this 344-page report tell us if there was a traffic study? no. it doe...

Good morning, kevin is requesting all senior staff members meet in the governors office this morning at 10:00 a.m. thank you. thats it. that one sentence, which does not even prove that the meeting occurred. it does not prove what the meeting was a about. that one sentence e-mail is worthy, though, of a footnote in the $1 million report. but chris christies interview transcripts are not worthy of being included in the $1 million report. now, ive been trying to think today of what is the single b...

When hes with governor christie, and according to two aides to the governor, in the report, wildstein told him something. >> right. >> about a traffic study, a traffic issue, exactly what he told him we dont know. we know the governor doesnt remember the conversation. but we clearly have to hear david wildsteins account before anybody can close the book on this matter. >> what stood out to you? because i know that you found some of this report actually enlightening. a lot of people have dismisse...

And you were made aware of this in early october. you admitted to that. your staff, some of your staff was also made aware of that, most of whom are former federal prosecutors working for you. how is it that this went on for roughly eight weeks or so where all of these former federal prosecutors were accepting really what was the word of a couple of snake oil salesmen selling a traffic study. >> thats colorful, brian. why dont you cut the commentary back a little. >> the voters do not understand...

Traffic study many, many times. beginning on page one, and continues to refer to it in lines like this -- others in the governors office were being told by wild sdeen and baroni this was a legitimate traffic study and operational issue. it also said that foye testified saying he was not aware of any actual traffic study. thats patrick foye, the one honest man in the port authority in this story appointed by new york governor andrew cuomo as executive director of the port authority. so for a mill...

And founder of transportation nation blog for wnyc. and andrea, you were at this report reveal today. and we have more from bill stepian that i think deserves a full hearing here. it says, one will search the 360-page, that includes the table of contents -- >> mastro report in vein to support the decision to sever tie be bill stepian. it found he had no involvement in the origination, planning, concealment of the lane closures and he did not lie deseef anyone including the governor. indeed, the ...

Are -- >> well, first off, the report seems to date that there was a traffic study of some kind. and whether the motive for the traffic study was a traffic study now seems to have been disputed and put into, you know, real question if not completely blown away by the report that there seems to have been on the part of mr. wildstein and ms. kelly, some type of nefarious or inappropriate motivation for it. as to the ft. lee lanes being dedicated to ft. lee residents. i think i stayed they were ded...