fired her because she lied that that means if she had told me if she told me the truth, she would have gotten fired, too, because of what she did. but i never had the chance to hear the truth. and the offense, the offense first and foremost is not being honest with the person you re working for. joining me now for an exclusive interview, the man who asked chris christie s about bridget kelly s firing from mountain lakes, new jersey. what did you think of the answer you got from the governor? a lot of it was a nonanswer. because i asked about firing for a lie. and why he didn t fire her for being involved in the lane closings, and we went forward and said well, after i told you i fired her for the lie, i would talk about all these bad things and they were terrible and all that. he didn t answer the question. he said we should it should
on the illegal act. first off, there were lots of reasons for the firing. what i said the day afterwards was that i can t have somebody work for me who lies to me. don t take from the fact that i fired her because she lied that that means if she had told me if she told me the truth, she would have gotten fired, too, because of what she did. but i never had the chance to hear the truth. and the offense, the offense first and foremost is not being honest with the person you re working for. joining me now for an exclusive interview, the man who asked chris christie s about bridget kelly s firing from mountain lakes, new jersey. what did you think of the answer you got from the governor? a lot of it was a nonanswer. because i asked about firing for a lie. and why he didn t fire her for being involved in the lane
specifically he was informed that the mayor of ft. lee was complaining about the traffic. steppian responded, thanks. step en s lawyer issued a statement dismissing the relevance of the documents as saying, quote, a desperate attempt to paint mr. stepien as a central figure in the lane closure controversys. also released, an e-mail linking christie s chief political strategist, mike duhane, to discussions about the lane closings in december. the attorney for state lawmakers released the e-mails as part of a court filing. we ll talk to one of the lawmakers leading the investigation tomorrow night. in the nation, we reward safe driving.
scuffly one in south by southwest. attorneys for two former chris christie staffers will be in court today trying to convince a judge why they shouldn t be forced to turn over text messages and other private communications related to the bridgegate scandal. bill stepien and bridget kelly say complying with subpoenas from state legislators carries the risk of self-incrimination. kelly was fired back in january after e-mails emerged linking her to the orchestrated lane closings at the george washington bridge, apparently as political payback. governor christie has denied any involvement. breaking overnight, congress now demanding answers from general motors about why it took the automaker nearly a decade to recall some 1.6 million vehicles with faulty ignition switches that have been linked to some 13 deaths now. the head of house energy and commerce committee say they plan to investigate and hold hearings on the slow recall. gm, in the meantime, has hired its own lawyers to lead wha
reduction of three lanes to one, access lanes to the george washington bridge? no. i mean, is this stretching the argument to the breaking point, paul? i mean, he won t even concede the e-mail is about the lane closings. well, reverend, it s his job to represent bridget kelly to the best of his ability. and he s really got a decent argument. you know, the fifth amendment says you can t be the agent of your own destruction. you can t be forced by the government to testify against yourself. normally, it doesn t apply to things like text messages and e-mails. but what he is saying is if my client has to go through all of her texts and say, well, this applies to bridgegate, this doesn t, that s kind of like testifying. and i have a constitutional right not to do that. it s not that lawyering. we really wish that most of the people in the criminal justice system were mainly poor people, minorities charged with crimes, we wish they had the benefit of this kind of lawyering. but you see