Christie Answers Questions on Role of Former Aides in Bridge-Gate Scandal

SCOTT I don t ░░░░░░░░ to belabor the bridge ░░░░░░░░ stuff We have gotten ░░░░░░░░ questions we have gotten ░░░░░░░░ emails and stuff about ░░░░░░░░ We ve been over ░░░░░░░░ timeline There are some ░░░░░░░░ though that people can ░░░░░░░░ seem to wrap their ░░░░░░░░ around And one of ░░░░░░░░ is what happened in ░░░░░░░░ days after Bill Baroni ░░░░░░░░ David Wildstein resigned And ░░░░░░░░ want to talk to ░░░░░░░░ just for a moment ░░░░░░░░ about Baroni I know ░░░░░░░░ he was one of ░░░░░░░░ biggest political allies I ░░░░░░░░ that you would say ░░░░░░░░ was even a close ░░░░░░░░ He was one of ░░░░░░░░ first people that came ░░░░░░░░ supported you Yet when ░░░░░░░░ resigned why why didn ░░░░░░░░ you ask him what ░░░░░░░░ going on CHRISTIE Because ░░░░░░░░ staff had already spoken ░░░░░░░░ him about it Eric ░░░░░░░░ he said it was ░░░░░░░░ traffic study as he ░░░░░░░░ before the legislature and ░░░░░░░░ far as I know ░░░░░░░░ s still Baroni s ░░░░░░░░ SCOTT But even as ░░░░░░░░ study was starting to ░░░░░░░░ apart did you not ░░░░░░░░ up the phone and ░░░░░░░░ Bill what s going ░░░░░░░░ here CROSSTALK CHRISTIE You ░░░░░░░░ Eric you look at ░░░░░░░░ through the prism of ░░░░░░░░ you know after January ░░░░░░░░ SCOTT Admittedly CHRISTIE OK ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ time that was before ░░░░░░░░ 8th We re going ░░░░░░░░ an internal investigation all ░░░░░░░░ this stuff will come ░░░░░░░░ over an appropriate period ░░░░░░░░ time And I m ░░░░░░░░ going to give in ░░░░░░░░ the hysteria of questions ░░░░░░░░ are given by folks ░░░░░░░░ have information today that ░░░░░░░░ didn t have at ░░░░░░░░ time that you re ░░░░░░░░ about why didn t ░░░░░░░░ ask certain questions I ░░░░░░░░ I didn t ask ░░░░░░░░ questions because I didn ░░░░░░░░ think they needed to ░░░░░░░░ asked MADDOW I didn ░░░░░░░░ ask the questions because ░░░░░░░░ didn t think they ░░░░░░░░ to be asked I ░░░░░░░░ not going to give ░░░░░░░░ to the hysteria of ░░░░░░░░ questions Governor Christie also ░░░░░░░░ questions tonight concerning his ░░░░░░░░ deputy chief of staff ░░░░░░░░ Anne Kelly Remember Bridget ░░░░░░░░ was the one who ░░░░░░░░ this email Time for ░░░░░░░░ traffic problems in Fort ░░░░░░░░ She sent this email ░░░░░░░░ the port authority From ░░░░░░░░ port authority came this ░░░░░░░░ A Christie ally named ░░░░░░░░ Wildstein responded to that ░░░░░░░░ by saying Got it ░░░░░░░░ that exchange between David ░░░░░░░░ of the port authority ░░░░░░░░ Christie s deputy chief ░░░░░░░░ staff Bridget Kelly working ░░░░░░░░ the governor s office ░░░░░░░░ exchange led to the ░░░░░░░░ of Fort Lee being ░░░░░░░░ shut down with gridlock ░░░░░░░░ what happened to be ░░░░░░░░ first week of school ░░░░░░░░ September After that email ░░░░░░░░ was revealed publicly last ░░░░░░░░ Governor Chris Christie announced ░░░░░░░░ he had fired Bridget ░░░░░░░░ He had terminated Bridget ░░░░░░░░ s employment in the ░░░░░░░░ s office effective immediately ░░░░░░░░ tonight he was asked ░░░░░░░░ her firing SCOTT What ░░░░░░░░ the with the situation ░░░░░░░░ Bridget Kelly though I ░░░░░░░░ you ve said that ░░░░░░░░ were angry when you ░░░░░░░░ about her emails to ░░░░░░░░ you said you personally ░░░░░░░░ her CHRISTIE No I ░░░░░░░░ not say that SCOTT ░░░░░░░░ did that was not ░░░░░░░░ was CHRISTIE I ordered ░░░░░░░░ SCOTT I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ you personally ordered her ░░░░░░░░ her firing CHRISTIE Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Did you have no ░░░░░░░░ to face with her ░░░░░░░░ that day CHRISTIE No ░░░░░░░░ So there was no ░░░░░░░░ for you to pull ░░░░░░░░ aside and say what ░░░░░░░░ going on CHRISTIE Eric ░░░░░░░░ that time it was ░░░░░░░░ from the emails what ░░░░░░░░ going on and it ░░░░░░░░ not appropriate for me ░░░░░░░░ have those conversations SCOTT ░░░░░░░░ CHRISTIE Because there was ░░░░░░░░ legal consequences going on ░░░░░░░░ for her and for ░░░░░░░░ So you know and ░░░░░░░░ the way on December ░░░░░░░░ or 13th she was ░░░░░░░░ extensively by her superiors ░░░░░░░░ said she had no ░░░░░░░░ no knowledge no emails ░░░░░░░░ You know at the ░░░░░░░░ of the day Eric ░░░░░░░░ somebody is not going ░░░░░░░░ tell you the truth ░░░░░░░░ don t tell you ░░░░░░░░ truth What do you ░░░░░░░░ Grab them by the ░░░░░░░░ and shake them upside ░░░░░░░░ till till emails fall ░░░░░░░░ of their pocket I ░░░░░░░░ come on let s ░░░░░░░░ be hysterical about this ░░░░░░░░ come on SCOTT Do ░░░░░░░░ think she final question ░░░░░░░░ this Do you think ░░░░░░░░ ordered those lane closures ░░░░░░░░ her own Do you ░░░░░░░░ she acted on her ░░░░░░░░ CHRISTIE I have no ░░░░░░░░ Eric and I m ░░░░░░░░ longer going to speculate ░░░░░░░░ things that I don ░░░░░░░░ know about That s ░░░░░░░░ we re in the ░░░░░░░░ of an internal investigation ░░░░░░░░ when we develop all ░░░░░░░░ facts that need to ░░░░░░░░ developed and have reviewed ░░░░░░░░ the documents that need ░░░░░░░░ be reviewed maybe I ░░░░░░░░ have a better view ░░░░░░░░ what went on.”