Reports: NJ Assembly Will Subpoena Christie's Campaign, 19 Others

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Reports: NJ Assembly Will Subpoena Christie's Campaign, 19 Others

New Jersey lawmakers investigating September's lane closures on the George Washington Bridge plan to subpoena Gov. Chris Christie's (R) campaign as part of their ongoing probe, NBC News reported on Thursday.

The network cited "a source involved with the probe" that said the campaign would be one of the three organizations being subpoenaed.

Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D), who has been leading the investigation of the bridge scandal, announced Thursday that 17 individuals would be hit with subpoenas in addition to the three "organizations," according to Asbury Park Press reporter Bob Jordan.

Wisniewski said there will be no further public disclosures about the subpoenas until they are issued.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/nj-assembly-20-bridge-subpoenas

Rockefeller: Port Authority Gave 'Zero Evidence' Of Legitimate Traffic Study
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024341313

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1. This could get juicy! nt

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3. It’s not time to move on

It’s not time to move on

By Steve Benen

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) bridge scandal grows more interesting every day, as new evidence emerges, new questions arise, and new developments unfold. We don’t yet know why the Christie administration engaged in this corruption, who else was involved, who might yet turn on whom, and when the next shoe might drop.

And with all this intrigue surrounding one of the GOP’s highest-profile figures, the nation’s highest-ranking Republican official made the funniest comment of his professional career.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on Thursday said that lawmakers and the media should move past the controversy surrounding New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge last year, noting that the governor has “held people accountable.”

“It’s time to move on,” he said during a Thursday press conference. “I think the governor made clear that mistakes were made.”

Um, no. Actually, it’s not time to move on. Ordinarily, it’s time to move on when all of the relevant questions have been answered, not when all of the relevant questions remain unanswered.

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As for developments in the Garden State today, quite a bit has happened over the last few hours:

* 20 new subpoenas are going out.

* The Senate Transportation Committee received information from the Port Authority, and found “no evidence” to support the “traffic study” excuse still being touted by Christie last week.

* The state Assembly has begun its new legislative session by creating a special investigatory committee to oversee the probe into the scandal. As Rachel noted on the show last night, it will led in part by former federal prosecutor Reid Schar, who helped convict former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D).

* The state Senate is also moving forward with its own investigation.

* The Christie administration has lawyered up.

* Bridget Kelly has lawyered up.

I’m at a bit of a loss as to how any fair-minded person could look at these developments, realize there are so many unresolved elements of this scandal, and conclude, “It’s time to move on.”

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/its-not-time-move

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