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Records. the fifth amendment protects testimony. it doesn't really protect records of preexisting information that already exist. so maybe you don't have to open up your mouth, but you generally have to open up your record. good defense lawyers will pose objections under the fifth amount called act of production. but sooner or later prosecutors think they can get through that, and that they don't really need to make a deal with somebody to get subpoenaed records because those are records that they already think they're entitled to have legally. >> kendall coffey and brian wice, thank you both ...

It leads but not switch gears and follow another investigation. >> and state assemblyman investigating the mysterious closure of the george washington bridge and at that press conference made it known for now his committee will focus just on the bridge scandal and not the any allegations from hoboken mayor dawn zimmer broken last weekend during this show involving chris christie's allocation of hurricane sandy aid in a development deal in hobokenjoining us live at the table, thank you for take the time to join us. appreciate it. i'll start with the question, when i call around trenton, talk to...

3rd. the committee has to digest it, the members understand it. we have to make a decision as a committee whether we want to take oral testimony from anybody. nobody should be expecting the 3rd, 4th and 5th there's going to be a pile of documents for the press to go through. at some point in time as a part of our investigatory process that will be part of the public record. i can't tell you today exactly when it will be, but ultimately for us as a legislative body we want to make sure the public understands how this happened and understand why we're changing the laws to make sure it can't happ...

>> the so-called bridge gate scandal just getting worse. now some wondering whether governor chris christie's hopes for a 2016 presidential run will be dashed, after his top aides were linked to a 2013 bridge closure that may have been politically motivated. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. israel, mourning the passing of a leader this morning. former prime minister ariel sharon has died. his leadership and regular gas si ahead. >> the questions just keep coming as we get more documents from the new jersey bridge scandal. we'll ask the state assembly man who released those papers if he think...

Testimony from others, who were involved in the scheme. i find it very hard to believe that in this very small office, in the governor's inner circle that this could go on without him knowing about it or without someone underneath him knowing about it. >> new jersey state assemblyman, gordon johnson, thanks for your insight this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> still to come in the "newsroom," locked up overseas. an american returns home after months in prison and the united arab emirates for posting a parity video. >> hi, carol. >> hi, ted. >> he has a lot to say abou...