MSNBC Panel Discusses Christie’s ‘Fix’ to ‘Bridge-gate’ Scandal

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Christie knew and in ░░░░░░░░ the planning or complet ░░░░░░░░ by this situation my ░░░░░░░░ comes somewhere in the ░░░░░░░░ Chris Christie is a ░░░░░░░░ guy with all of ░░░░░░░░ reporting and questions being ░░░░░░░░ by the press it ░░░░░░░░ likely to me he ░░░░░░░░ put two and two ░░░░░░░░ at some point a ░░░░░░░░ time ago the issue ░░░░░░░░ this the issue of ░░░░░░░░ in terms of state ░░░░░░░░ that has been carrying ░░░░░░░░ story along it s ░░░░░░░░ reason you re showing ░░░░░░░░ wildstein before the state ░░░░░░░░ assembly subpoenas the power ░░░░░░░░ this committee has been ░░░░░░░░ subpoena to get somebody ░░░░░░░░ Dave wildsteen was due ░░░░░░░░ expire next Tuesday at ░░░░░░░░ end of the legislative ░░░░░░░░ the incoming assembly speaker ░░░░░░░░ you have to understand ░░░░░░░░ intri catcies of politics ░░░░░░░░ but the speaker is ░░░░░░░░ because of this coalition ░░░░░░░░ pro Chris Christie Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Chris Christie until yesterday ░░░░░░░░ was not expected to 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Jay Rockefeller and ░░░░░░░░ committee and now a ░░░░░░░░ slew of things are ░░░░░░░░ in motion that weren ░░░░░░░░ yesterday because of the ░░░░░░░░ yesterday mark halperin you ░░░░░░░░ a lot of time ░░░░░░░░ Chris Christie in preparing ░░░░░░░░ double down and your ░░░░░░░░ book let s talk ░░░░░░░░ Chris Christie as a ░░░░░░░░ political figure how damaged ░░░░░░░░ he or how propelled ░░░░░░░░ he by the way ░░░░░░░░ handled this today just ░░░░░░░░ the point of view ░░░░░░░░ politics of 2016 and ░░░░░░░░ he did today he ░░░░░░░░ himself just on that ░░░░░░░░ quite a bit because ░░░░░░░░ were a little uneasy ░░░░░░░░ donors and Republicans around ░░░░░░░░ country and Washington because ░░░░░░░░ didn t come out ░░░░░░░░ speak to the camera ░░░░░░░░ came out today didn ░░░░░░░░ make the ferraro two ░░░░░░░░ mark but spoke for ░░░░░░░░ long time and took ░░░░░░░░ of questions there s ░░░░░░░░ investigating to go on ░░░░░░░░ he knew anything about ░░░░░░░░ he s dead politically ░░░░░░░░ 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