authority general counsel, if you think about it, it's not really a surprise it also went to the front page of "the new york times" because this is clearly meant as a much more public message. this is clearly meant as a public message that david wildstein has a song to sing about this. and he would happily sing it if only someone would give him a reason to do so. immunity. governor christie, for his part, released this statement tonight. somewhat oddly claiming that mr. wildstein's accusation exonerates the governor. "mr. wildstein's lawyer confirms what the governor has said all along, he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened. he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened." which is kind of an amazing thing. what david wildstein said today is chris christie knew about this when it was happening. didn't say anything about whether or not chris christie knew in advance. by changing the subject, governor christie is trumpeting this accusation as if it is some