cover story about the supposed traffic study. the next day he published a similar version of the statement as an op-ped in the newspaper, in the bergen record. think about this for a second. in the legislature, the highest profile person advancing the cover-up, advancing the false cover story about the fake traffic study in a statement he released from his office then an op-ped he released the next day, which apparently was ready to go as soon as the testimony was over, ready to go already, really? within just a minute of the testimony on colluding? the guy who had that statement echoing the coverup, ready to go, was kevin o toole. a very close ally of governor chris christie. somebody who governor chris christie had taken huge political risks for just a few weeks earlier. more importantly, though, that state senator is now a member of the committee that s investigating the scandal. the committee that s investigating the coverup which he, himself, knowingly or unknowingly personally
article that appeared online and the next day in the newspaper. there s a certain amount of frustration we couldn t get that data. we were denied that data then it appeared online and in a newspaper story. now the investigation into what was really going on there involves the person who got the data when you couldn t get it. yeah. certainly we re hoping senator o toole will provide all of the relevant material to the committee so that the committee can make a determination about what facts are relevant. star-ledger also reporting tonight bill stepien, chris christie s former campaign manager and bridget anne kelly who sent the infamous e-mail may be brought to court over refusal to hand over documents to your committee. can you comment on that report to me? we read their objections. they had lengthy objections to the subpoenas. they weren t relevant, that they weren t part of the subject matter. they didn t seek to obtain information that was crucial to the investigation. we
cover-up? awkward, right? one of the committee co-chairs today floated the possibility that senator kevin o toole, a member of their own committee, might get a subpoena from the committee. very awkward. loretta weinberg telling the star-ledger tonight, quote, i could see such a scenario unless he comes forward with whatever information we has that we don t know. and meanwhile, it looks like chris christie s former campaign manager and former deputy chief of staff may be brought to court. they may have a court try to force them to comply with orders to hand over documents to the investigation. they are both refusing. today was the deadline. and now this is coming to a head. hold on. there s more. [ car alarm chirps ] [ male announcer ] we don t just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze, and recondition each one, until it s nothing short of a genuine certified pre-owned mercedes-benz for the next new owner. [ car alarm chirps ] hurry in to the mercedes-benz
leader and pick somebody else instead. the guy who chris christie was trying to force out as republican leader in the state senate is named tom kean. tom kean jr. the former governor s son. and what s worse, it didn t work. as soon as governor christie was re-elected he took a huge shot at the son of his former mentor, the son of the most respected republican in the state of new jersey and it didn t work. tom kean jr. survived and held on to his leadership position, but it was such a bizarre and unexpected move from chris christie to try to overthrow him. and here s the thing. here s the thing. here s the newly relevant thing. the guy who chris christie wanted to replace tom kean jr. with was this guy. kevin o toole. chris christie wanted him, this guy, in place so badly as the top republican in the senate that he burned the strongest and oldest bridge he had in politics. he wanted kevin o toole in there so bad he was willing to betray tom kean like that. you want to know what happened
as i chair and the committee members were denied was in an article that appeared online and the next day in the newspaper. there s a certain amount of frustration we couldn t get that data. we were denied that data then it appeared online and in a newspaper story. now the investigation into what was really going on there involves the person who got the data when you couldn t get it. yeah. certainly we re hoping senator o toole will provide all of the relevant material to the committee so that the committee can make a determination about what facts are relevant. star-ledger also reporting tonight bill stepien, chris christie s former campaign manager and bridget an nerne ke who sent the infamous e-mail may be brought to court over refusal to hand over documents to your committee. can you comment on that report to me? we read their objections. they had lengththy objections to the subpoenas. they weren t relevant, that they weren t part of the subject matter. they didn t seek to