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At the time christie's office denied political revenge and blamed the bridge snarl on a traffic study. >> i was the guy working the cones. you're not serious without that question. >> texts and e hails proved otherwise. time for traffic problems in fort lee. e-mail sent august 13th from the account of the governor deputy chief of staff bridget anne kelly sent to the mayor. got it, he relied. then kelly called wildstein to see if anybody called him back. radio silence was the response. they want an investigation. >> actions thus far have proven he's not a straight shooter he claimed to be. the ...

Politically motivated payback. the closest thing from a smoking gun is this august 13th message from the chief of staff, "time for traffic problems from fort lee." the reason was a traffic study. problem is, the town that felt most of the pain was fort lee, new jersey, whose democratic mayor had endorsed christie's opponent in the gubernatorial race in november. democrats in the state pounced. >> they felt they needed to inflict some measure of retribution on fort lee or the mayor of fort lee? >> but chris christie denied his office was involved. >> i was the guy working the cones. you are not...

Responders were delayed. there were questions whether the gridlock was politically motivated payback for the democrat mayor of fort lee. cnn obtained text and e-mails that seemed to be the closest thing to a smoking gun. it was sent august 13th. a message from the e-mail account of bring jet ann kelly one of the governor's top appointees at the agency that controls the bridge. when the mayor called about the gridlock, kelly then e maled to see if anyone has called him back. the official excuse, a traffic stud reviewing safety patterns for toll lanes. christie later denied his office was involv...

Being told did this all on her own. she is responsible. she did this. do you buy that? do you believe that story? >> no, i don't. i don't believe that this woman woke up on august 13th and e-mailed mr. wildstein and said let's cause a traffic jam in ft. lee. i believe that this had been coming down from a higher -- from someone else who we hope to find out. but i don't believe that she alone came up with this idea or that she and mr. wildstein came up with this idea to wreak havoc in bergen county in ft. lee, disregard the safety of the citizens of ft. lee and the surrounding towns, and be fli...

Lanes stopped traffic. roadblocks melee in the path of a christie campaign. joe johnson is here to walk us through. good morning. >> good morning. the closest thing to a spoking gun is a message august 13th. time for traffic problems in fort lee. this was a message from the e-mail account of bridget anne kelly to the agency that controls the bridge. wildstein replied got it. kelly e-mailed wildstein to see if anybody called him back. radio silence was the response. the official reason for the gridlock was a traffic study reviewing traffic patterns for toll lanes. the town that felt the most pa...