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http://www.northjersey.com/news/Lawmakers_in_GWB_lane_closure_probe_reviewing_newly_uncensored_messages.html<snip>
The legislative panel investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closures now possesses un-redacted documents from a key witness, and lawmakers are working to make those once-secret details part of their public records.
Those documents come from David Wildstein, a former executive appointed by Governor Christie to the Port Authority, who carried out the lane closures that tied up traffic in Fort Lee for four days in September. In documents he originally provided to lawmakers, Wildstein included a series of text messages sent during and after the closures. But he had blacked out portions of those messages, hiding the identities of his partners in some of those conversations.
Some of those partial text messages were the focus this past weekend of an MSNBC report that Wildstein had toured the traffic with a Port Authority police officer who grew up with Christie, Lt. Thomas Chip Michaels.
The governors office denied that Christie received any information about the lane closures from Michaels, or Michaels brother Jeff, a lobbyist.
Full Coverage by The Record: Chris Christie and the GWB scandal
The governor has never had any conversations with either Jeff or Chip Michaels on this topic, spokesman Colin Reed said Monday.
Assemblyman John Wisniewski, co-chairman of the New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation, said Monday that the panels attorney received the new documents last week from Wildsteins lawyer.
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Wildstein appears to be singing louder than birds before a hurricane
madokie
(51,076 posts)thanks, Malaise.
Those of us who gives a rats behind really like this news.
I have no use for a liar or a thief, Christie is both.
malaise
(269,004 posts)I can't wait for the end of Christie
Can you imagine how nervous the goons are about now - business as usual has been severely disrupted. Who can be trusted? I'd pay to be a fly on the wall.
madaboutharry
(40,211 posts)the "I don't know what David was doing in high school" diss. Moral of the story: Be careful who you throw under the bus.
malaise
(269,004 posts)Dread Pirate Roberts
(1,896 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)tanyev
(42,559 posts)Sing for me!
spanone
(135,838 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)malaise
(269,004 posts)<snip>
Governor Christies former campaign manager will not provide documents to a state legislative panel investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closures.
Bill Stepiens attorney sent a letter to the lawyer representing the committee today, saying his client continues to invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination and would not provide documents.
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GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,584 posts)You make everything groovy, Wildstein
Cha
(297,246 posts)to the it..
TxVietVet
(1,905 posts)Everyday, the cinch on his bad ass tightens. Tighter, tighter, tighter. As each little revelation comes out, Crispie's crew starts with denial then demonizing. Then, you know the investigators have hit a ripe spot.
Cha
(297,246 posts)LoL.. "my name is David Wildstein and I'm pissed!" rofl
Quit trying to be a downer, Holly..
"Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi, one of the four Republicans on the 12-member investigative committee, said she hasnt seen the new documents but doesnt think they contain a smoking gun. If anything of note had come forward yet on the redactions, in all likelihood, it would have been leaked to you, she said."
malaise
(269,004 posts)- that was minutes after Baroni's lying testimony about the Study. Rachel last night
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show
Loved the section with Tim Kaine and burning bridges