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Investigation into his administration. it's a report that is trying to exonerate the governor. it's a report paid for by new jersey taxpayers and did not include interviews with the principle players in the scandal swirling around the christie administration, which probably helps with the reaction the report is generateg from the media. a majority of new jersey voters see the master report as a whitewash, and not the definitive independent exoneration that christie is trumpeting it at. they were also skeptical of the democratic lawmakers who were investigating the scandal. but they really don'...

A couple of facts that predate the governor's legal team's report remain important here. one, these people involved in the bridge closures since september are christie people. they appear to represent the kind of people he feels comfortable with. they were at the time of this travesty, after all, his governmental agents there to carry out his political purposes. what does this say about him to be out there now calling these people of his stupid? dishonest. whatever. second, there is the declaration by mayor zimmer of hoboken she was confronted by the lieutenant governor armed with an ultimatum...

The governor's legal team's report remain important here. one, these people involved in the bridge closures since september are christie people. they appear to represent the kind of people he feels comfortable with. they were at the time of this travesty, after all, his governmental agents there to carry out his political purposes. what does this say about him to be out there now calling these people of his stupid? dishonest. whatever. second, there is the declaration by mayor zimmer of hoboken she was confronted by the lieutenant governor armed with an ultimatum from the governor that if the ...

That entire format led to headlines like this. chris christie's lawyers clear governor. and today, chris christie came out vigorously defending that report. he was eager to push back against the inevitable media scrutiny you get when lawyers hired by your office say you're innocent and that's the end of the story. and even in this imagined victory lap, however, christie had to leave another key ally on the side of the road today. he announced the resignation of probably the most powerful and senior person to be feld by this scandal so far and he said it's basically business as usual. >> i rece...

Over every rock that they were able to get to in order to get to the bottom of what hatched. >> the report was exhaustive except it failed to talk to many of the key players in the scandal, including david samson, the chairman of the agency overseeing the george washington bridge. at today's press conference, the governor said samson was resigning. >> i received a call from david samson who informed me that after reviewing the master report, that he completely supports the recommendations laid out for the port authority, and that he believes the best way to start a new year at the port authori...