states in 2016. governor christie fired bill stepien the first day that the governor apologized about that bridge scandal. he said at the time bill stepien's tone was offensive to him, offensive to the governor so he no longer had confidence in mr. stepien. mr. christie is not known for having the most genial tone, himself. it didn't make sense why bill stepien's tone is the reason he was fired so quickly. that question of why chris christie fired his top political aide came at a sharper focus toid, we learned not only is the governor's fired campaign manager not cooperating with the investigation into the bridge scandal, he apparently also is not cooperating with the fbi and federal prosecutors. wow. details ahead. tall the building is, or how ornate the halls are. it doesn't matter if there are granite statues, or big mahogany desks.