committee that s investigating it politically. so it s bound to come out. then we ll see what actually it is that gives rise to wildstein s allegation that the governor new during the period of the lane closings. if you were involved, what would you be able to demand at this point based on the information or lack there of in the letter? you would want all electronic communications that relate to the whole topic of the bridge closings. that s e-mails, other correspondence, things that exist within the written format of the office. all the communications between the governor s office and its campaign and the port authority. and then you d develop a sort of dossier of information based on that regular written regulation and then you see what they say in testimony. is this enough to lead to a subpoena of governor christie?
traffic problems in ft. lee. wildstein resigned in december. but in a letter released late today, his lawyer states a person within the christie administration communicated the christie administration s order that certain lanes of the george washington bridge were to be closed and evidence exists as well tying mr. christie to having knowledge of the lane closures during the period when the lanes were closed. contrary to what the governor stated publicly in a two-hour press conference, end of quote. the key claim there that the governor knew of the lane closings as they were happening, which contradicts the governor. i had no knowledge of this, of the planning, the execution, or anything about it.
i had no knowledge of this, of the planning, the execution, or anything about it. and that i first found out about it after it was over. i found out after it was over. that was governor chris christie at a press conference on january 9th. but former port authority official david wildstein claims christie knew about the lane closings at the george washington bridge while they were happening. wildstein claims christie knew about the traffic jam while thousands of drivers were stuck in gridlock. wildstein s lawyer says, quote, evidence exists as well tying mr. christie to having knowledge of the lane closures. he also alleges that this was, quote, the christie administration s order. there is still a lot of questions about what exactly
absolutely. i think people have been waiting what david wildstein would do. everyone knew that he was most intimately involved with this, with the lane closings and could tell us who in the christie administration he was dealing with. the administration has said that it started and stopped with bridget kelly. no one else in the administration did. they tried to portray her as a rogue staff member and that is not the case, according to wildstein. i want you to hold on. we re getting more information here at cnn. chris has been looking into this part of the story. update us on what you re learning. you called the governor s office, the lawyer representing david wildstein s office. chris, update us on what you are learning. that s right, wolf. we ve reached out to the governor s office and have not heard back. we reached out to david wildstein s attorney on this. i want to remind everybody that what we re talking about here is chris christie when he hold on. we re missing your m
she says she will fight the guilty verdict handed down in an italian court and will never go willingly to serve her 28-year sentence. an appeals court found her and her ex-boyfriend guilty of the murder of meredith kercher. the appeals process could take about a year so it s too early to talk about extradition. that s it for the lead. wolf blitzer in the situation room is next. jake, thanks very much. yes, indeed. happening now, breaking news. a potential bombshell from the former official who orchestrated the lane closings that shut down a new jersey city triggered investigations of governor chris christie s administration. did the governor know about the