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Royally and also because you are a reporter for nj.com and are familiar with the ins and outs of politics in new jersey. we talked about this right before the segment began. i don't live in new jersey and i am a member of the national immediate a -- we've discussed this scandal, bridge gate in particular a lot. it still strikes me, no matter how much some people from new jersey say it isn't an issue with the new jersey electorate, it strikes me as odd that in none of these town halls that have happened since bridge gate began that anybody has asked him a single question. what gives? >> yeah. i...

It was a long hearing of one answer after another, i'm going to exert my fifth amendment rights. and so they really, you know, it stalled them a little bit and then they, you know, went back and cast an even wider net with subpoenas. so i think it would be, if you're not getting the information, you're not getting the people sitting down and telling you what you're looking to hear, i think it's definitely a road block for him. >> of course, it remains to be seen whether if that is a generic policy of the administration, they'll apply it to this very special type of political committee before t...

Answer after another, i'm going to exert my fifth amendment rights. and so they really, you know, it stalled them a little bit and then they, you know, went back and cast an even wider net with subpoenas. so i think it would be, if you're not getting the information, you're not getting the people sitting down and telling you what you're looking to hear, i think it's definitely a road block for him. >> of course, it remains to be seen whether if that is a generic policy of the administration, they'll apply it to this very special type of political committee before the legislature, but we haven'...

Records to see if the governor went out of his way to fly over the traffic jam. who has the goods and where, what's going to happen next as the subpoenas start coming in? >> the helicopter piece is fascinating. are they acting on some tip or is this a hunch from somebody saying, let's check this out? i don't know how detailed helicopter flight plans are, but if they can find he was circling, you know, you get this picture of the evil laugh as he circles over ft. lee. >> exactly. >> i don't know if it's that detailed and don't know if they have a tip that says check this out. >> shooting arrows...

Against all on the legal front as this escalates. general isherwood from nj.com. thank you for your time. every single development like the ones we saw today compounds a feeling that's increasingly evident in people and institutions that have invested in chris christie and that is regret. >> well, well, well. how about this, new jersey? >> we all know the story of chris christie's re-election. he won a second term with overwhelming bipartisan support. that was then. this is now. remember, chris christie waltzed to a blowout victory in new jersey with a wink and a nod from establishment democ...