Christiegate: Lawyers Refuse to Turn Over Interview Notes

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/01/1289026/-Christiegate-Internal-Probe-Lawyers-Refuse-to-Turn-Over-Interview-Notes?detail=email

http://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/5177/20140401/christie-lawyer-declines-to-show-interview-notes-in-internal-report-on-bridgegate.htm#H6TED45HcI7QUJRm.99

Christiegate: Internal Probe Lawyers Refuse to Turn Over Interview Notes

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP attorney Randy Mastro yesterday declined a request by lawmakers to turn over notes taken during the interviews of over 70 witnesses that supported an internal report conclusion that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has no knowledge about the lane closures near the George Washington Bridge. Bloomberg said that the internal probe was ordered (by) no less than the New Jersey governor himself, and had allowed the firm to have access to his office and his phone call data to determine his involvement in the lane closings.
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In a statement released through Christie's office, Mastro said, "The Governor's Office is fully cooperating with the US Attorney Office's investigation, and in that regard, has not publicly released accounts of interviews conducted in connection with the Gibson Dunn investigation. If the Joint Committee chooses to issue further subpoenas, the governor's office will review and respond to them at that time."

Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who is one of the two outspoken critics of the Gibson Dunn report, said that the Joint Committee will be issuing a subpoena for the release of the documents. Telling Bloomberg, he said Christie has done a full 360 regarding his initial promise on the 'Bridgegate' scandal.

[Voice for Peace]

1. Do you suppose those 70 witnesses even exist?

[bluestate10]

6. They likely found only Christie loyalists, then randomly selected

people walking streets to interview.

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7. that made me laugh

70 man on the street interviews.

[spanone]

2. farce and a sham

[DearAbby]

3. Hey New Jersey..You paid for Christie's cosmetic surgery

a million bucks to put lipstick on a pig. Christie needed a new image, so he would catch the eye of Sheldon Adelson. The old man was looking over the stable of GOP political hopefuls, like a man picking a hooker at the Mustang Ranch.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Those notes belong to New Jersey

Good people paid for them.
These Gibson Dunn clowns should hand them over.

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8. I really question whether they even exist.

As far as I know (not very far) none of it has been substantiated.

[bluestate10]

5. Withhold results of a publicly funded investigation.

What is Christie hiding? The guy has Nixon written all over him.

[Laxman]

9. The Mastro Report....

reminds me of an old Abbott & Costello routine.They're playing cards and Costello thinks he won with two pair. Abbott tells him not so fast, he's got a 2, 4, 6, 8 and a 10. A kangaroo straight! It jumps from one card to the next. Mastro's report jumps from one conclusion to the next without any facts. Kangaroo conclusions!