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number one on the list is david sampson. david sampson headed up chris christ christie's transition team when he first became governor of new jersey. here he is last june. the other two in the picture are david wildstein, who orchestrated the shutdown of the bridge. also bill baroni who lied to the state assembly about it and told them it was for a traffic study. both of those men have already resigned because of the scandal. david sampson has not and says he will. he's head of the port authority, chairman. he is christie's top political apet pointee. we've reported on this show about how some of david sampson's behavior surrounding the shutdown remains unexplained and odd. the most odd is his public behavior concerning this traffic disaster, which we now know was man-made and engineered for political purposes, the contrast between his behavior surrounding that shutdown and a similar traffic disaster that happened on another bridge back in 2011 on easter sunday. that traffic jam was also caused by the port authority by a sho
number one on the list is david sampson. david sampson headed up chris christ christie's transition team when he first became governor of new jersey. here he is last june. the other two in the picture are david wildstein, who orchestrated the shutdown of the bridge. also bill baroni who lied to the state assembly about it and told them it was for a traffic study. both of those men have already resigned because of the scandal. david sampson has not and says he will. he's head of the port...
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the highest-ranking is port authority david sampson and no one talks like a gangster better than david people who received patrick foye's outraged e-mail about what was happening at the george washington bridge that included foye's order to stop the lane closures immediately. sampson now claims that that e-mail was the very first time he learned at the george washington bridge. here is the chairman of the port authority saying that he had absolutely no idea there were lane closings at the most important bridge in the world until he read an e-mail at the end of the week about those lane closures, and objecting to what was happening and saying the lane closures violate federal laws and the laws of both states. now, what was david sampson's reply to this e-mail? he's chairman of the port authority. did he immediately write, hey, thanks for heads-up, pat? thanks for saving us from this potentially dangerous problem, both dangerous to public safety and legally dangerous? no. that's not what he said. david sampson wrote an e-mail to a port authority vice chairman, scott ripler, complaining a
the highest-ranking is port authority david sampson and no one talks like a gangster better than david people who received patrick foye's outraged e-mail about what was happening at the george washington bridge that included foye's order to stop the lane closures immediately. sampson now claims that that e-mail was the very first time he learned at the george washington bridge. here is the chairman of the port authority saying that he had absolutely no idea there were lane closings at the most...
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was there pressure not to subpoena david sampson? >> i received no pressure on david sampson one way or another, but he's an individual we need to look at. clearly, the response that's in the e-mails, that he was going to help retaliate, that pat foye, the executive director's playing in traffic. if this was a regular traffic study and somebody stopped it by mistake, i don't think you have that kind of response. it was an angry response. >> in the e-mails, whether he knew or not, he was fighting along with them. >> yes. >> i want to bring in michael powell who's been covering this closely. michael, i'm going to direct this to you because i understand why you won't be commenting on things that have not been disclosed. politicker nj have acquired a list of named that are the subject of subpoena. talk about kevin o'dowd's role. >> he is the chief of staff. right? he's also the man who is about to become, by the way, the next attorney general, seemingly, until his name was pulled back. i mean, this is a powerful man within this. and pull
was there pressure not to subpoena david sampson? >> i received no pressure on david sampson one way or another, but he's an individual we need to look at. clearly, the response that's in the e-mails, that he was going to help retaliate, that pat foye, the executive director's playing in traffic. if this was a regular traffic study and somebody stopped it by mistake, i don't think you have that kind of response. it was an angry response. >> in the e-mails, whether he knew or not, he...
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david sampson is not a formerly anonymous political operative like david weinstein or bridget kelly. he is a pillar of new jersey politics. >> the question of the hour is, is david sampson at some point going to be subpoenaed by this committee and what i'm hearing is that there is an enormous amount of pressure to not have him subpoena david sampson, because of his role in new jersey politics? >> he has one of the thickest resumes in the state. it calls him the second most influential man in new jersey politics. he has worked under four governors, democrats and republicans, serving as everything from general counsel to the new jersey turnpike authority to attorney general of new jersey, 2002, under democrat, jim mcgreevey. he runs one of the most powerful law firms in the state. christie appointed sampson's partner, jeffrey kieza as the interim senator. david samson is also very, very tight with christie. he served as his campaign council and went on to head up his transition team and when his inauguration day arrived, he helped to do the honors. >> my name is david samson. over the
david sampson is not a formerly anonymous political operative like david weinstein or bridget kelly. he is a pillar of new jersey politics. >> the question of the hour is, is david sampson at some point going to be subpoenaed by this committee and what i'm hearing is that there is an enormous amount of pressure to not have him subpoena david sampson, because of his role in new jersey politics? >> he has one of the thickest resumes in the state. it calls him the second most...
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>> the connection that we can make is that the project is represented by wolf and sampson and david sampson is very close to chris christie but there's no evidence to suggest that, you know, sampson and christie are conspiring on this. >> reporter: zimmer said she wrote about it in her personal diary. i thought he was moral, it reads. this week i found out he's cut from the same corrupt cloth that i was fighting for the last four years. it literally brings tears to my eyes. zimmer, who refused to back the project, says hoboken received only $342,000 of the $100 million in sandy funding it requested, but zimmer did not speak out at the time. >> i probably should have come forward. >> reporter: today christie aides shot back calling the charges outlandishly false and noting zimmer praised the governor last august writing in this tweet, "to be clear, i am very glad governor christie has been our gov. it's very clear partisan politics are at play here as democratic mayors with a political axe to grind come out of the woodwork." they call them categorically false. christie is now facing three in
>> the connection that we can make is that the project is represented by wolf and sampson and david sampson is very close to chris christie but there's no evidence to suggest that, you know, sampson and christie are conspiring on this. >> reporter: zimmer said she wrote about it in her personal diary. i thought he was moral, it reads. this week i found out he's cut from the same corrupt cloth that i was fighting for the last four years. it literally brings tears to my eyes. zimmer,...
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>> well, i think david sampson owes us an explanation.he next decision, but certainly i appeared before three full port authority commission meetings. they sat back, all of these men, sat -- they happened to be all male commissioners, pardon me for a moment of chauvinism. they sat back, looked at me like they were interested. i actually never heard their voices, except to say the meeting is open and the meeting is now closed. >> they never thought you could penetrate the christie wall. >> well, they didn't know me very well. >> senator greenwald, will you be issuing subpoenas to bridget anne kelly and any others this week? >> we will be issues further subpoenas. the timing and the dates of those and the order by which they will go out will be directed by our council reid schar. bridget kelly is clearly, as is mr. stepien people of interest that we will pursue and was would be happy to have them come before the committee and share their insight. >> do you expect the subpoenas will work their way up the pyramid, starting with the lower rank
>> well, i think david sampson owes us an explanation.he next decision, but certainly i appeared before three full port authority commission meetings. they sat back, all of these men, sat -- they happened to be all male commissioners, pardon me for a moment of chauvinism. they sat back, looked at me like they were interested. i actually never heard their voices, except to say the meeting is open and the meeting is now closed. >> they never thought you could penetrate the christie...
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. >> david sampson has emerged as a key figure in this. and sampson, we've talked about on the show. he's very well respected. he's part of the new jersey establishment. it does seem, though, that there's just almost an inherent conflict in him being at this law firm that's politically connected while sharing the port authority. forget whether the guy is an angel or a devil. he's in a position that is almost the abuse of power and conflict of interest seems baked into it. >> it really came out in that story that your colleague steve kornacki reported. you have a former law colleague of david sampson who now works for the chris christie administration recommending hoboken goes for this money. the port authority approves it. suddenly emerges as the best developer for this ad. >> let's look at this google map. this has gotten lost in the story. the prologue. the premayor version is this. unless you approve this development of the rockefeller group, the money won't start coming. but let's remember, the whole thing zarlted with the port authori
. >> david sampson has emerged as a key figure in this. and sampson, we've talked about on the show. he's very well respected. he's part of the new jersey establishment. it does seem, though, that there's just almost an inherent conflict in him being at this law firm that's politically connected while sharing the port authority. forget whether the guy is an angel or a devil. he's in a position that is almost the abuse of power and conflict of interest seems baked into it. >> it...
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i don't think there's any danger or doubt that ultimately we'll get that information from david sampsonfact that there's two subpoenas out there is really not a big issue for any of us to be worried about. >> i hear it's not a big issue for you. i'm also observing this and seeing what the governor and his side are planning on doing to fight this, based on what they've lined up for legal representati representative. i see that as a big red flag. chairman john wisniewski, who's leading the assembly, special select committee on investigating this matter, it's been a big week for you. thanks for helping us to understand this. >> thank you, rachel. >> thank you. >>> all right, the art of clothing people in immunity is coming up. and also the president's big speech today. much more to come this hour. stay with us. are oms. [ sneeze ] [ male announcer ] truth is not all flu products treat all your symptoms. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus severe cold and flu speeds relief to these eight symptoms. [ breath of relief ] thanks. [ male announcer ] you're welcome. ready? go. i prefer tod
i don't think there's any danger or doubt that ultimately we'll get that information from david sampsonfact that there's two subpoenas out there is really not a big issue for any of us to be worried about. >> i hear it's not a big issue for you. i'm also observing this and seeing what the governor and his side are planning on doing to fight this, based on what they've lined up for legal representati representative. i see that as a big red flag. chairman john wisniewski, who's leading the...
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and to me another key player here that has been not discussed enough is david sampson who is a very close friend of the governor's and a lawyer in new jersey of considerable note who is very much involved in the port authority and who hired one of the premiere lawyers who knows about new jersey who is a federal judge who advised about the port authority. as richard knows there will be a lot of lawyers involved here and the great defense attorney here in washington would say you don't just represent your client, you represent the situation. there is a heck of a situation developing here where a lot of lawyers are going to be involved. it is like a whole split screen story. >> let's take a look at other matters in hoboken. look at this huffington post. the easiest criminal issue is a conspiracy. not in accordance in whatever rules govern shutting down roadways. i throw in the hoboken case where you have the fellow you mentioned david sampson, lawyer for the rockefeller group. they have all of that information right now. they have the woman's, the mayor of hoboken's diary entry saying i am b
and to me another key player here that has been not discussed enough is david sampson who is a very close friend of the governor's and a lawyer in new jersey of considerable note who is very much involved in the port authority and who hired one of the premiere lawyers who knows about new jersey who is a federal judge who advised about the port authority. as richard knows there will be a lot of lawyers involved here and the great defense attorney here in washington would say you don't just...
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>> the connection that we can make is that the project is represented by wolf and sampson, and david sampson is obviously very, very close to chris christie, but there's no evidence to suggest that sampson and christie are conspireing on this. >> zimmer, who refused to back the project, say hoboken received only $342,000 of the $100 million in sandy funding it requested. but zimmer did not speak out at the time. >> i probably should have come forward. >> christie aides shot back, calling the charges outlandishly false, and noting zimmer praised the governor last august, writing in this tweet, "to be clear, i am very glad governor christie has been our gov." colin reid said it's very clear politics are at play here as democratic mayors with a political axe to grind come out of the woodwork. in his response, christie's spokesman says they've been helping hoboken get the help they need after sandy with. the city already having been approved for nearly $70 million in federal aid and is targeted to get even more when the obama administration approves the next round of funding. a spokesman for dav
>> the connection that we can make is that the project is represented by wolf and sampson, and david sampson is obviously very, very close to chris christie, but there's no evidence to suggest that sampson and christie are conspireing on this. >> zimmer, who refused to back the project, say hoboken received only $342,000 of the $100 million in sandy funding it requested. but zimmer did not speak out at the time. >> i probably should have come forward. >> christie aides...
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the rockefeller group was represented by david sampson, one of christie's closest confidants -- this has nothing to do with the bridge other than it looks like another strong arm tactic. >> to put this in perspective, how badly was the city hit? >> 80% of the city was underwater. they are right on the hudson river across from manhattan. 50,000 people in that one mile. very densely populated. it was really badly flooded. she claimed yesterday on television that she asked for $100 million and got $342,000. the christie office is disputing everything she says and says that they are in line to get $70 million. some reporting i have seen says that's money from insurance companies to homeowners, not the federal money that chris christie fought so hard to get a year ago. >> he is such a national figure. he has been on the short list for a possible presidential candidacy. he is even in florida this weekend raising money for fellow republicans. how does this play? how do his supporters think about another alleged scandal after another? >> they're worried. his brother was on facebook this morn
the rockefeller group was represented by david sampson, one of christie's closest confidants -- this has nothing to do with the bridge other than it looks like another strong arm tactic. >> to put this in perspective, how badly was the city hit? >> 80% of the city was underwater. they are right on the hudson river across from manhattan. 50,000 people in that one mile. very densely populated. it was really badly flooded. she claimed yesterday on television that she asked for $100...
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david sampson must be fired from the port authority. bill baroni already gone, wildstein already gone. kevin o'dowd must be let go for imcompetence if nothing else. he's the chief of staff of the operation that did this. he was assigned, according to christie's story to investigate this. he failed completely to find the wrong doers, charlie mckenna, the same thing. the chief council assigned to christie to investigate it. and according to christie got fooled and couldn't find what he was supposed to look for. bridget kelly, already gone. there's going to be just a wipeout of this whole staff before this is over. >> and think about it, the one completely implausible scenario is the deputy chief of staff telling no one superior to her cooked up an entire scheme to shut down part of this bridge going over to the new york side. the idea that she is the top person in this operation is so absurd that it just invites more questions. and those what are superior to her, it brings o'dowd. it brings it so close to chris christie that i wouldn't be
david sampson must be fired from the port authority. bill baroni already gone, wildstein already gone. kevin o'dowd must be let go for imcompetence if nothing else. he's the chief of staff of the operation that did this. he was assigned, according to christie's story to investigate this. he failed completely to find the wrong doers, charlie mckenna, the same thing. the chief council assigned to christie to investigate it. and according to christie got fooled and couldn't find what he was...
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sampson as in david sampson, christie's top port authority appointee and adviser and whose name pops up many times in the ft. lee traffic scandal e-mails. in less than one week after zimmer wrote asking for money and the city voted against the rockefeller development deal, zimmer met with lieutenant governor kim gaundano at an event. >> zimmer has told us that gaundano pulled her aside during that visit and delivered a message to her. if you want that sandy money, you need to get that rockefeller project moving, because it's very important to the governor >> zimmer says she documented the incident in her journal, writing that gaundano said to her, i don't know all the details, but i was with the governor friday night and all i know is that the impression is that you are against this project and you have to move it forward. >> the fact is that the lieutenant governor came to hoboken, she pulled me aside in the parking lot, and she said, i know it's not right, i know this thing should not be connected, but they are, and if you tell anyone, i'll deny it. >> and the lieutenant governor w
sampson as in david sampson, christie's top port authority appointee and adviser and whose name pops up many times in the ft. lee traffic scandal e-mails. in less than one week after zimmer wrote asking for money and the city voted against the rockefeller development deal, zimmer met with lieutenant governor kim gaundano at an event. >> zimmer has told us that gaundano pulled her aside during that visit and delivered a message to her. if you want that sandy money, you need to get that...
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you get very close with your campaign manager and two highest appoint ees on the port authority, david sampson, chairman of the port authority that christie appointed, all of these people knew and orchestrated and took part in the cover-up of bridge gate. and yeah, unbeknownst to the governor this was not going on and i find that strains kred you'llty to say the least. it leaves no skin till la of doubt in anyone's minds. >> you're saying you do not believe what chris christie has spent two hours telling the american people? >> i haven't heard what he said. i didn't listen to it. what i will tell you is that i don't see chris christie as a victim and that all of these -- the people around him, his people in -- first he said that let's look at the lies told already. initially they said this traffic stop which was due to a traffic study, we know that's a phantom traffic study and that was a lie. two of mr. christie's appointees held that up as the reason. then the governor was asked and said none -- he had asked his closest appointees whether whether or not they had knowledge or involved in the
you get very close with your campaign manager and two highest appoint ees on the port authority, david sampson, chairman of the port authority that christie appointed, all of these people knew and orchestrated and took part in the cover-up of bridge gate. and yeah, unbeknownst to the governor this was not going on and i find that strains kred you'llty to say the least. it leaves no skin till la of doubt in anyone's minds. >> you're saying you do not believe what chris christie has spent...
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leading investigator says documents from wildstein refer to a meeting between governor christie and david sampson, the chairman of the port authority, the agency in charge of the bridge. the meeting took place just one week, just one week before christie's deputy chief of staff e-mailed, quote, time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. the investigator says, quote, by submitting these documents, mr. wildstein is telling us they are related to their -- to the lane closures in some way. the question that demands answering is how. that's a very provocative question. was the christie meeting somehow related to the lane closures? we're going to speak to the assemblyman, asking that question in a moment. >>> also in these documents, we catch a glimpse of a fevered effort behind the scenes to keep this story quiet. when the lanes of traffic were reopened, a top christie appointee, who has since resigned said, quote, there can be no public discourse. and on october 1st, two weeks after the lanes reopened, reporters started asking more questions. in this e-mail, david wildstein learned the reporter was,
leading investigator says documents from wildstein refer to a meeting between governor christie and david sampson, the chairman of the port authority, the agency in charge of the bridge. the meeting took place just one week, just one week before christie's deputy chief of staff e-mailed, quote, time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. the investigator says, quote, by submitting these documents, mr. wildstein is telling us they are related to their -- to the lane closures in some way. the...
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one of the things he did include is references to a meeting proposed between christie and david sampson's, his appointee as chairman of the port authority. it said time for traffic problems in ft. lee. why did he include those? that's the question i'm asking. that's the the question they're asking. that's something that nobody is really focused on. >> great reporting from trenton. answer my question question at the beginning, steve. the governor of new jersey is very lawyered up. it's in his dna how to protect himself. the other day in his press conference he said i only have two reports. my counsel and his chief of staff. in other words, i never talked to bridgett kelly. he separated himself completely from any possible krpblt by the nature of the way he described the situation. my question is the dog that doesn't bark. why for four months didn't he ever inquire about what his people were up to. >> that's a logical theory that this was willful ignorance on his part. >> i'm borrowing it from your analysis the other day because you used that very term. i thought it was so on the mark. >> i
one of the things he did include is references to a meeting proposed between christie and david sampson's, his appointee as chairman of the port authority. it said time for traffic problems in ft. lee. why did he include those? that's the question i'm asking. that's the the question they're asking. that's something that nobody is really focused on. >> great reporting from trenton. answer my question question at the beginning, steve. the governor of new jersey is very lawyered up. it's in...
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. >> david sampson says a witty reason why i'm awake and the coffee hasn't kicked in yet. >> or, thomasee was wrong. >> i'm sorry, tomorrow is another day, mika. >> it is. we will give it a try. you won't bad at the golden globes stuff. why don't you come on over? join us right now. >> i'm coming! >> starts right now! >> the golden globe goes to
. >> david sampson says a witty reason why i'm awake and the coffee hasn't kicked in yet. >> or, thomasee was wrong. >> i'm sorry, tomorrow is another day, mika. >> it is. we will give it a try. you won't bad at the golden globes stuff. why don't you come on over? join us right now. >> i'm coming! >> starts right now! >> the golden globe goes to
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more, e-mails obtained by cable news network shows the project is represented by the law firm of david sampsona top christie political supporter. he is also one of 20 people subpoenaed just last week in a separate scandal tied to the christie administration. it relates to the shuttering of the two traffic lanes on the george washington bridge in september, something democrats in the state sait was an act of political retribution by the governor. christie has denied any knowledge of the scandal and, instead, blamed his aide. >> i am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team. >> the governor's office is denying the allegations saying it's clear partisan politics are at play here a democratic mayor with a political ax to grind come out of the woodwork. super storm sandy flooded 80% of hoboken and caused millions in private property damage not to mention $10 million until damage to public property. >> i am stunned that he would use the sandy funds and hold those sandy funds over my head when you consider what happened to hoboken. we were devastated. >> christie is
more, e-mails obtained by cable news network shows the project is represented by the law firm of david sampsona top christie political supporter. he is also one of 20 people subpoenaed just last week in a separate scandal tied to the christie administration. it relates to the shuttering of the two traffic lanes on the george washington bridge in september, something democrats in the state sait was an act of political retribution by the governor. christie has denied any knowledge of the scandal...
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things wildsteen did include was references to a meeting that was proposed between christie and david sampson, christie's appointee as chairman of the port authority. in mid-august just a few days before bridget kelly writes that e-mail saying time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. why did he include the references to a meeting between christie and sampson in this response to a subpoena? that's the question i've been talking to a lot of people in the state house today. that's the question they're asking that nobody is really focused on. >> thank you, michael isikoff. great reporting from trenton. steve, you've been so smart on this stuff. answer my open question at the beginning, steve. my theory here is this guy the governor of new jersey is very lawyered, lawyered up in his own head, it's in his dna how to protect himself. all these months since september when the traffic patterns were ordered from his staff he made a point of not talking to them. the other day in his press conference he said i only have two reports. my counsel and head lawyer counsel relationship like client relationsh
things wildsteen did include was references to a meeting that was proposed between christie and david sampson, christie's appointee as chairman of the port authority. in mid-august just a few days before bridget kelly writes that e-mail saying time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. why did he include the references to a meeting between christie and sampson in this response to a subpoena? that's the question i've been talking to a lot of people in the state house today. that's the question...
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i contacted one of our port authority commissioners, pat shuber, with copies to david sampson, the chairpersonvernor himself, back in september when this happened asking for an explanation. i am absolutely outraged that i learn today that that port authority, whom i have appeared before for four months now, sat their silently, never answered that today finally they answered senator rockefeller and said, there was no evidence of a traffic study. they sat there for four months. every single new jersey commissioner i would say is in dereliction of their responsibility to the people we all represent in new jersey particularly the people i represent in my area including fort lee and engelwood and leonia and teaneck, all the surrounding towns, palisades park, that suffered through those traffic jams. this is horrendous. >> who created that false report, that suggestion that there was some sort of traffic study under way? >> that was done by the deputy executive director of the port authority, mr. bill barone. >> and he resigned. >> but he resigned after he went on november 25th to the assembly trans
i contacted one of our port authority commissioners, pat shuber, with copies to david sampson, the chairpersonvernor himself, back in september when this happened asking for an explanation. i am absolutely outraged that i learn today that that port authority, whom i have appeared before for four months now, sat their silently, never answered that today finally they answered senator rockefeller and said, there was no evidence of a traffic study. they sat there for four months. every single new...
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keet is, the next line he used, after he gets sauced,cy have asked david sampson to look into whetherwhile steen has told us through the records that have come out, he strongly suggested there was a meeting between governor christie and port authority -- >> related that question. >> directly related to the closure of the lanes one week before the e-mail was sent out. so you have chris christie giving a bogus reason why they don't need the access lanes. and david strongly hinting that chris christie and sampson met a week before that e-mail went out. >> tomorrow chris christie will give the state of the state. at 3:00. what will he do? can't do the two hour drop before the press conference, right? >> we imagine he today rewrite the speech. i think his biggest challenge right now in tomorrow's state of state address is that he has to probably, you know, appeal to his national audience, right? if he is going to be taking on his role in the rga, going across the country, i think he has to show republican donors that he, you know, look folks, i took a hit here. but i'm ready to get back on
keet is, the next line he used, after he gets sauced,cy have asked david sampson to look into whetherwhile steen has told us through the records that have come out, he strongly suggested there was a meeting between governor christie and port authority -- >> related that question. >> directly related to the closure of the lanes one week before the e-mail was sent out. so you have chris christie giving a bogus reason why they don't need the access lanes. and david strongly hinting...
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his name is david sampson. and has david wildstein gets cut loose, as he gets his lifeline hacked off the mother ship and he drifts into space, to not just be blamed for what happened here but to be potentially bankrupted by this disaster that he had this role in, and as bill baroni twists at the end of his line, not knowing whether he's going to get cut off too but it looks like he's might, he's already been blamed, is he also going to be brumt bankrupted an ruined too? as those guys see their lives destroyed, as those guys not only get blamed for this scandal but potentially destroyed by it, chris christie's other top guy at the agency, his top appointee at the agency, he's apparently still fine. still has his job. he's still running the port authority of new york and new jersey. and its budget that's bigger than nine u.s. states and its 7,000 employees who get paid apparently an average of well into the six figures. david samson is still in charge, but apparently he is worried. over the weekend he hired forme
his name is david sampson. and has david wildstein gets cut loose, as he gets his lifeline hacked off the mother ship and he drifts into space, to not just be blamed for what happened here but to be potentially bankrupted by this disaster that he had this role in, and as bill baroni twists at the end of his line, not knowing whether he's going to get cut off too but it looks like he's might, he's already been blamed, is he also going to be brumt bankrupted an ruined too? as those guys see their...
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david sampson another christie appointee to the authority. after being forwarded an e-mail, one of his deputy chiefs of staff, it will be a tough november. it's fine. the mayor's an idiot. fort lee's mayor is croatian not serbian. when chris christie was asked about the lane closures in december, he scoffed at the allegations. >> i worked the cones, actually, mack. unbeknownst to everybody, i was the guy out there, i was in overalls and a hat, but i actually was the guy working the cones out there, you really are not serious with that question? >> but then he went on to express his displeasure, not about the lanes being closed but that fort lee has three lanes. >> i didn't know fort lee got three dedicated lanes until all this stuff happened. i sat in that traffic before i was governor, the fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it? that kind of gets me sauced. >> on december 13th, bill beroni resigns. that day christie said, he's merely bothered by the resignations. >> i'm bothered, probably would be the better words. i was bothered
david sampson another christie appointee to the authority. after being forwarded an e-mail, one of his deputy chiefs of staff, it will be a tough november. it's fine. the mayor's an idiot. fort lee's mayor is croatian not serbian. when chris christie was asked about the lane closures in december, he scoffed at the allegations. >> i worked the cones, actually, mack. unbeknownst to everybody, i was the guy out there, i was in overalls and a hat, but i actually was the guy working the cones...
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david sampson, distinguished former state attorney general, the chairman of the port authority, theirs point in this investigation or this scandal. but they're not in e-mails in any way that necessarily prove that they did anything improper yet. we'll see where it goes. >> but does it raise your curiosity, though, considering that some of these people are rather high up in his inner circle? does it raise the question more in your head that he could have known more than he said? >> absolutely. it raises a lot of questions. it raises questions whether these individuals i just named knew that the traffic study was more or less bogus. it raises the question of whether the governor knew. it raises the question of whether some pretty high-up people in his campaign who have not yet been mentioned publicly in this also may have known. bill steppian was the campaign manager. two or three other people who were very high up in that campaign, we're waiting to see if they knew. >> as you said earlier, this is under investigation. so we'll find out more as we go along. but one of the possibilities
david sampson, distinguished former state attorney general, the chairman of the port authority, theirs point in this investigation or this scandal. but they're not in e-mails in any way that necessarily prove that they did anything improper yet. we'll see where it goes. >> but does it raise your curiosity, though, considering that some of these people are rather high up in his inner circle? does it raise the question more in your head that he could have known more than he said? >>...
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so for him to say he doesn't know -- and then on september 11th he's with wildstein, david sampson, bill baroni and himself at a 9/11 event where they are all talking. they knew that there was a lot of mayhem going on in ft. lee and nobody raised the issue. it was just really hard to accept that it happened that way. >> i understand your skepticism. i find it very healthy. playing devil's advocate -- >> sure. >> -- is it not possible that they wanted to keep him out of the loop? obviously bridget anne kelly lied to him and his staff. you believe that, right? when asked the staff, do you know anything about this, you believe that she lied to him, that part? >> the governor gave over 100 people for 60 minutes to come clean. for a man who was a u.s. attorney who did prosecutions before breakfast, he lacked any healthy inquiry about what happened. he fired bridget kelly. now, if it were me, i would at least sit down with the woman and say, why did you do this? how could you come up with this? he said, i didn't talk to her. >> just again, my understanding is that his counsel told him once thi
so for him to say he doesn't know -- and then on september 11th he's with wildstein, david sampson, bill baroni and himself at a 9/11 event where they are all talking. they knew that there was a lot of mayhem going on in ft. lee and nobody raised the issue. it was just really hard to accept that it happened that way. >> i understand your skepticism. i find it very healthy. playing devil's advocate -- >> sure. >> -- is it not possible that they wanted to keep him out of the...
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governor's chief council, what were they involved with, his references to port authority chairman david sampson we need to understand how this came about. there's lots of information coming our way by people who are observing this, you ought to ask this question, check this out. the hearing tomorrow would provide an invaluable opportunity to get to the bottom of this. if he wants to clear his name, it's an opportunity for him to come in and explain exactly how this happened. >> it's clear because of what was released today, there are some political leaders, looking into grand jury charges filed. >> public assets were used for a political purpose to exact retribution to exact the mayor of fort lee to do improper things that seems to be a violation of law. pat floyd the executive director in his scathing e-mail of september 13th, said violations of state and federal law have occurred. a prosecutor ought to look at these allegations and they ought to decide whether a law has been broken. >> federal prosecutor, state prosecutor? >> we have to question whether there will be an opportunity to get a f
governor's chief council, what were they involved with, his references to port authority chairman david sampson we need to understand how this came about. there's lots of information coming our way by people who are observing this, you ought to ask this question, check this out. the hearing tomorrow would provide an invaluable opportunity to get to the bottom of this. if he wants to clear his name, it's an opportunity for him to come in and explain exactly how this happened. >> it's clear...
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know, the connection between the port authority and who funded the study and the connection with david sampson and wolf and sampson and i know it's complicated for the public to understand. but really the bottom line is, that week, that week of may 8th, that day, there was some important things that happened and right after that time frame, when i sent this letter saying i can't believe this is really true we're not going to get hazard communication funding whean the planning board voted down the zoning that the rockefeller group wanted, the lieutenant governor's office calls on monday, they -- you know, they come and she delivers a very clear message because i think they felt that i wasn't getting the message clearly enough and now they wanted to make it very clear to me. >> i want to talk more specifically about what she said to you and your immediate reaction to it. we're going to have more with the mayor of hoboken. tweet me @ac360. ♪ [ male announcer ] to truck guys, the truck is everything. and when you put them in charge of making an unbeatable truck, good things happen. this is the ram
know, the connection between the port authority and who funded the study and the connection with david sampson and wolf and sampson and i know it's complicated for the public to understand. but really the bottom line is, that week, that week of may 8th, that day, there was some important things that happened and right after that time frame, when i sent this letter saying i can't believe this is really true we're not going to get hazard communication funding whean the planning board voted down...
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he e-mailed the vice chairman of the port authority david sampson's complaint was that the executive director of the port authority talked about it. pat foy is the leak, stirring up trouble in this case, he's playing in traffic, made a big mistake. in the earlier bridge backup, david samson's mad at the executive director because of the backup, and he says so. in the more recent one, the ft. lee one, there's nothing said publicly, the only thing david samson is mad about this time is that he's talking to the press about it. he's playing in traffic, he's the leak, stirring up trouble. he's made a big mistake. that's when some of the first press about the ft. lee disaster came out. during the ft. lee disaster itself, during the shutdown itself. when that executive director intervened to ungridlock ft. lee, david samson turns up again. ft. lee got back all three lanes this morning, we are appropriately going nuts. david samson is helping us to retaliate so says david wildstein on the last day of the shutdown. it was only after that document came out that david samson made his first publ
he e-mailed the vice chairman of the port authority david sampson's complaint was that the executive director of the port authority talked about it. pat foy is the leak, stirring up trouble in this case, he's playing in traffic, made a big mistake. in the earlier bridge backup, david samson's mad at the executive director because of the backup, and he says so. in the more recent one, the ft. lee one, there's nothing said publicly, the only thing david samson is mad about this time is that he's...
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on august 5th they were trying to arrange a meeting between david sampson, the chairman of the port authority, and the governor. >> what about those who said the governor has shown leadership, he's come forward, he's been forthright, he's taken action, fired her and that shows leadership. >> it shows leadership after monumental, unforgivable mistakes were made. and so certainly apologizing is important. certainly saying he's sorry to ft. lee, new jersey, the legislature, but clearly he created the atmosphere that allowed this to start, to be implemented and to be covered up. that's his fault and that's not leadership. >> the next step for you this week? >> we're going to have our final legislative session on monday, get sworn in for a new term on tuesday. there's a session thursday to renew the subpoena authority and we'll issue subpoenas for both records and for people to come in and testify. >> this investigation is certainly not going away. john, thanks so much for joining us and filling us in this morning here on fox news. jamie. >>> we have a fox news alert for you right at this hour. ir
on august 5th they were trying to arrange a meeting between david sampson, the chairman of the port authority, and the governor. >> what about those who said the governor has shown leadership, he's come forward, he's been forthright, he's taken action, fired her and that shows leadership. >> it shows leadership after monumental, unforgivable mistakes were made. and so certainly apologizing is important. certainly saying he's sorry to ft. lee, new jersey, the legislature, but clearly...
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yesterday we told you about how chris christie's appointee to run the port authority, david sampson approved a quality project that benefited a client of his brother's law firm. it looked like christie's brother may have benefited from the same deal, todd christie loaded up on real estate near that station on the path rail line before that huge deal was approved. todd and his business partners then sold those homes for triple what they originally paid. todd and his partners denied any improper dealings saying "having done business in harrison most of our lives we have been well aware of plans not only to improve the station but to grow and redevelop many areas of our hometown." but it doesn't end there. we've also told you about hoboken mayor's dawn zimmer's claims that is christie used sandy funds as leverage to win support for a real estate development deal in hoboken. now it looks like christie gave millions of that money to a mayor that didn't deserve it. the new york star ledger is reporting christie personally helped secure $6 million in hurricane sandy money to finance a development d
yesterday we told you about how chris christie's appointee to run the port authority, david sampson approved a quality project that benefited a client of his brother's law firm. it looked like christie's brother may have benefited from the same deal, todd christie loaded up on real estate near that station on the path rail line before that huge deal was approved. todd and his business partners then sold those homes for triple what they originally paid. todd and his partners denied any improper...
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warned a decision to shut down access lanes was criminal: >> he added: >> one of the emails went to david sampson, the chairman of the port authority. according to other documents sample son met with chris christie a week before bridget anne kelly the deputy chief of staff asked the agency to carry out the lane closures. on thursday governor chris christie expressed confidence that sampson was not involved. >> i'm convinced he had no knowledge and it was executed at the operational level and never brought to the attention of the board of commissioners >> in a september email david wildstein at the time a chris christie appointee wrote to a government staffer: >> several emails show an effort to keep the controversy under wraps. another port authority official appointed by chris christie wrote: >> taken together the documents released friday paint a picture of bridge and agency officials besieged by public anger. emails and phone calls poured in with complaints about the lane closures, and in fort lee where four access lanes were reduced to one. >> lawmakers released the latest batch of documents
warned a decision to shut down access lanes was criminal: >> he added: >> one of the emails went to david sampson, the chairman of the port authority. according to other documents sample son met with chris christie a week before bridget anne kelly the deputy chief of staff asked the agency to carry out the lane closures. on thursday governor chris christie expressed confidence that sampson was not involved. >> i'm convinced he had no knowledge and it was executed at the...
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the new jersey representative on the board, david sampson, instead of chewing his people out for thiseally fake blockage of the road, he chewed out foye for releasing this to the press. well, when you cover up things to the press that sounds like a cover-up to me. he talked about leaks. you know, that's what the plumbers were for in watergate. we the public, we who pay $13 to cross that bridge, you know, really deserve to know. >> certainly so. let me bring kelly back in before we end this. we've got new polling out and it also telling an interesting story, kelly, how this is playing nationally. how it's playing in new jersey, as well as what people think. one of the questions, when did chris christie learn that his staff was involved? 33% believe after the e-mails became public. 52% of his polls say before the e-mails. another question, do you believe it was done in retaliation? 64% believe it was political retaliation here, kelly. >> one of the great challenges politically for the governor, tamron, is personal credibility. without that, it's hard to be effective in office. he's got
the new jersey representative on the board, david sampson, instead of chewing his people out for thiseally fake blockage of the road, he chewed out foye for releasing this to the press. well, when you cover up things to the press that sounds like a cover-up to me. he talked about leaks. you know, that's what the plumbers were for in watergate. we the public, we who pay $13 to cross that bridge, you know, really deserve to know. >> certainly so. let me bring kelly back in before we end...