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Dawn zimmer what she wrote to herself in details with troubles new jersey governor chris christie. in a letter to the state legislature this week, zimmer explains the reason she did not come forward last year when she says the lieutenant governor threatened to withhold sandy aid because she did not support a project allegations the governor has denied. in an attachment to that letter zimmer included the undated journal entries which she says are notes from a conversation with hoboken's attorney. quote, yes, this is illegal. i debated with joe mar ziti whether or not to go to the u.s. attorney....

Will never say this, it's very possible that aren't enough checks and balances on the governor of new jersey. that this office is simply too powerful. that it was not structured properly, that there was an office that was was meant to be that has simply become partisan. and you bring up the office of the governor of new jersey which has been plagued for years. just today, wanting to give away money to fund yet another building at the world trade center site. you're right, there were structural problems. and practices the only blessing, if you can call it that, from the scandal is that they're ...

The u.s. attorney's office in newark the one who is now investigating him before becoming the governor of the state. in her letter, zimmer said that she and other whistle-blowers need to be protected from chris christie. last week, christie proposed a bill that would require public officials to immediately report misconduct to the proper authorities or face a disorderly person's offense. zimmer said it could have, quote, a chilling effect on whistle-blowers like her. christie's chilly bill is just one recommendation from a tax-funded government report from the governor's office to conduct a re...

I think we have technical problems at the "the new york times." how much do you think dawn zimmer's latest journal entries move the needle on her allegations? >> not very much, because her original allegations which were that the christie administration threatened to withhold sandy aid from hoboken unless she approved a real estate project were also based on these undated journal entries. so that really does come down to a he said/she said situation. so this doesn't really change that very much. but there is some evidence bolstering her claims. >> you know, michael, i think we have your audio ...

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