so let s get it set up really quickly. then we have been john and i have been peppering him already. remarkable about the redactions. we will set the scene. governor chris christie s image as a front-runner some say in jeopardy this morning after new e-mails link a growing scandal to at least one of his high ranking staff members. in september, three lanes on the george washington bridge were closed backing up traffic and impacting the town of ft. lee, new jersey. since then, there have been accusations that it was political retribution against ft. lease democratic mayor who refused to bat christie s re-election. now new e-mails show in late august christie s deputy chief of staff bridget anne kelly e-mailed time for traffic problems in ft. lee, kelly wrote and wildstein responded, got it.
wildstein since this broke so i don t have any insider information here. i wonder if there is a line between we are talking about did christie have knowledge, was he in on the planning and lying the while time versus he was duped? i think there might be a gray area in between there of willful ignorance. for all i know he was in on it and that would sink his political career. a timing here when you look inside morning joe politics i think might explain the way christie s office handled this and that is this. next tuesday, the current state legislative session expires. whether that happens the subpoena authority of the state legislature disappears. this entire thing until this moment has been driven by the power of the state legislature. they subpoenaed david wildstein to testified and a few legislators who have sort of been pushing this forward. the new speaker who is coming in next tuesday is the product of
guy out there. i wasn t overain overalls and a but i was the guy working the cones. it s not that big of a deal. just because press runs around and writes about it here and nationally, i know y that is and so do you. let s not pretend that it s the gravity of the issue. i think is a grave issue. wildstein and another port authority official have since right hand. the star leather s editorial board writes his attempts to laugh this off appalachian to be dishonest but we can t be sure. either way, christie bears responsibility. if it turns out he did know, he is obviously lying and unfit for office let alone a 2016 presidential run and even if he did not his officials are liars. if christie can t control them, how can we trust him as a potential future leader of our
speculate. i will just say whoever said that about children of buono voters is in trouble. yeah. the quote really kind of speaks for itself. the other thing about the way they were redacted is in some of those exchanges we are seeing little bits of exchange and then giant sections that are removed. one thing i noticed looking through the text which wildstein and bill veroni who had to resign from the port authority they are laying out the connection to bridget kelly not only in the e-mail but also in can i calm this mayor down? he is about to go public. this is the day we were writing our first story. the answer from wildstreet was i had to check with bridget. she is the governor s deputy chief of staff. wildstein is citing quash the subpoena that would have him
administration is fighting back? they were given an advanced copy of the book so they had a little bit of a heads-up in respond to go it. the bulk of their response is defending joe biden who comes under attack by gates in the book. the trouble is the book is 600 pages and passages damming for biden and hillary clinton. for the most part, it s a pretty balanced book that gives some praise and criticism. i think what we have have been talking about is the criticism that is pretty juicy but the book in total is not necessarily the tell-all it s being portrayed to be. i think the white house wanted to defend biden and let the rest of t for the most part, stand. do they feel betrayed? any word on the president s thoughts? i think the feeling from a lot of people, not just in the white house but on capitol hill, its surprise. the guy had such a poker face when he was defense secretary. he never let it show. you read this book and you come away thinking the guy was just