would be unless otherwise stated that it was coming from the governor. there is no getting around that. the times cites anonymous sources who describe a governor intimately involved with his inner circle, a governor who personally tended to the smallest of details, who worried about his e-mails being traced so he texted instead. the big question, did governor christie s aides who shared almost everything with him keep him in the dark about the lane closings as he claims? joining me now is one of the people who told their story to the times on the record. david pringle, new jersey campaign director for clean water action. he served on christie s 2009 transition team. an msnbc contributor jonathan capehart. thank you both for being here. thanks. david, the floor plan makes clear how physically close
later, everybody is subpoenaed by the u.s. attorney, by the federal prosecutor, also has to hand over what s in those subpoenas, what the new york times describes as a broad range of records relating to the lane closings, e-mail, text messages, calendar entries, spreadsheets, voice mail messages. other than the chris christie re-election campaign and the republican party of new jersey, we don t know exactly who got those grand jury federal subpoenas from federal prosecutors, from the u.s. attorney s office. but again, the new york times cites a person, quote, briefed on the matter who says that those federal grand jury subpoenas from the u.s. attorney have also been issued to, quote, some of the 20 people and entities who got subpoenas last week from the legislature as well. and presumably that would mean guys like david wildstein who are right in the middle of this scandal. so think about that. two days apart. two days apart, huge voluminous quantities of information of a
subpoenas, what the new york times describes as a broad range of records relating to the lane closings, e-mail, text messages, calendar entries, spreadsheets, voice mail messages. other than the chris christie re-election campaign and the republican party of new jersey, we don t know exactly who got those grand jury federal subpoenas from federal prosecutors, from the u.s. attorney s office. but again, the new york times cites a person, quote, briefed on the matter who says that those federal grand jury subpoenas from the u.s. attorney have also been issued to, quote, some of the 20 people and entities who got subpoenas last week from the legislature as well. and presumably that would mean guys like david wildstein who are right in the middle of this scandal. so think about that. two days apart. two days apart, huge voluminous quantities of information of a very similar description are demanded from two different subpoenaing authorities.
it s been a big week of developments in the investigations into governor christie s administration. on sunday, the u.s. attorney s office spoke to hoboken mayor dawn zimmer about her claims that christie officials made threats over sandy aid. it s an allegation christie officials categorically deny. but on monday, fbi agents spoke with aides to the mayor who she says can confirm some of her story. on tuesday, the day of christie s inauguration, new jersey lawmakers announced plans for a special joint committee to investigate the george washington bridge lane closings. on thursday, the u.s. attorney s office issued subpoenas to the christie campaign for documents related to the lane closings, and the pace isn t slowing. this coming monday, new jersey
there. will be eight democrats on the panel to four republicans. more than double the democrats. officials say 20 officials and former top aides of the good have been subpoenaed to provide documents and potentially testify. month theme the fired deputy cheap chief of staff, bridget kelly, whose e-mails prompt the lane closings. we have a major question out there. who ordered bridget kelly to issue her e-mail and why? i m glad that we were able to come to this agreement where we can bring both the senate and assembly together to work for the common purpose of getting to the bottom of the question about abuse of power and attempt to cover up the abuse of power. the governor struck bipartisan tones, called for a tack cut for the middle class but the attention in trenton will soon be fixed on the public hearings expected to be held. certainly after the committees