the manhattan u.s. attorney was pursuing possible conflicts of interest involving the chris christie-appointed chairman of the port authority, david sampson. it was on thursday that the new york times joined this program s two-month-old plea that david sampson be fired or resign. the new york times editorial cited david sampson s apoint conflict of interest in lobbying the port authority and in effect lobbying himself on behalf of high-paying clients he represents. the next day, according to the wall street journal, manhattan u.s. attorney delivered subpoenas to the port authority. the journal reported today, manhattan federal prosecutors were specifically interested in any conflicts between mr. sampson s private business interests and his actions as chairman of the sprawling bistate authority. joining me now is alfred baldwin, editorial page editor for the bergen record and julian