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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRachel Maddow CATCHES Chris Christie’s Staff CHEERING On Appointee Who LIED TO LAWMAKERS
MUST WATCH tonight's TRMS........at link.
Set DVR's to record 'UP with Steve Kornacki' at 8am.
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow showed correspondence on Friday suggesting that several members of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christies (R) staff and one member of his re-election team reacted supportively toward a Christie appointees testimony before lawmakers that they knew misrepresented the state Port Authoritys handling of the September 2013 closures on the George Washington Bridge. Maddow played audio from the agencys former deputy executive director, Bill Baroni, telling members of the state legislature in November that the Port Authority was monitoring the effects of the lane closures and that they did not impact emergency medical services in the area, even though documents show Baroni had been notified at the time that this was not the case.
Shortly after testifying, Baroni was told via text message by another Port Authority appointee, David Wildstein, that deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly who ordered Wildstein to orchestrate the closures and another person, possibly Christie campaign finance chief Nicole Davidman Drewniak, were VERY happy with his performance.The documents we have so far indicate that not just Governor Christies office, in the form of Bridget Kelly, applauded and said, Were really happy with that false testimony, even though Bridget Kelly was in a position to know it was false testimony while she was applauding, Maddow said. But now we also know that a person who appears to be a staffer from the governors re-election campaign, Nicole, said the same thing. All four people mentioned in the text messages between Wildstein and Baroni who have since resigned from the agency were among the members of Christies staff and re-election team issued subpoenas on Friday.
Also subpoenaed were Port Authority chair David General Samson; his aide Philippe Danielides; spokesperson Christine Lado; a Port Authority police official, David Nunziato, received a second subpoena after also mistakenly denying any negative impact from the lane closures. Members of Christies administration served subpoenas included Kevin ODowd, the governors chief of staff and top pick for the state Attorney Generals office; ODowds replacement, Regina Egea; chief counsel Charles McKenna; spokespersons Michael Drewniak and Colin Reed; Christina Genovese; Evan J. Ridley; campaign manager Bill Stepien; and campaign staffers Maria Comella and Matt Mowers. The subpoenas call for Christies office to turn over all communication records between Sept. 1, 2012 and present day related to the lane closures, including emails, texts, visitor and phone logs, Blackberry messages, notes, documents, instant messages, voicemail messages, diaries, day planners and calendars.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/18/rachel-maddow-catches-chris-christies-staff-cheering-on-appointee-who-lied-to-lawmakers/
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Rachel Maddow CATCHES Chris Christie’s Staff CHEERING On Appointee Who LIED TO LAWMAKERS (Original Post)
Segami
Jan 2014
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Cha
(297,655 posts)1. Yeah, like those assholes at Gov CC's state of state.. getting up
and applauding his lies. They do not want to lose their meal ticket.
Like the teabagger creeps in the US Congress who cheer when people lose their SNAP benefits and every other thing that goes into their donors fat wallets.
But, who's going to have the last laugh?
Segami
(14,923 posts)2. You just might have yourself,
a deep, full-throated, gasping-for-air-and-almost-passing-out laugh tomorrow after watching 'UP with Steve Kornacki'.....
Its only a matter of time for the BIG mallet to drop.
BOOM!
Cha
(297,655 posts)3. I'm off to watch Rachel's Friday night show
on my lt now!
Good ol Steve, manana!
Sienna86
(2,149 posts)4. Up with Steve
Should be an interesting morning.