FOLLOW THE TRAIL: In case you missed this on Up, our colleague Steve Kornacki reported a new branch of the Gov. Chris Christie investigation this past weekend:
On Sunday, the Port Authority’s executive director Pat Foye issued an investigation into the new report that a Port Authority police officer, with personal ties to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, was at the George Washington Bridge when access lanes were closed last September. A new paper trail indicates the offer drove David Wildstein, the Christie appointee who supervised the closings, on a tour of the area as traffic brought it to a standstill.
Why is this significant? Because the new report would put another person with close ties to the governor at the scene of the traffic surge. A probe has been ordered to investigate the officer’s role in the George Washington Bridge land closures, and could spell even more trouble for the already-embattled Christie administration.
On Monday, the Christie administration responded to the new reports in a statement: “The Governor has never had any conversations with either Jeff or Chip Michaels on this topic.”
FAIR GAME?: If you’re talking about Hillary Clinton in the political world these days, it seems impossible to avoid the topic of her husband’s past. But is Bill Clinton fair game? Former GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is saying “no,” but not all of his Republican colleagues feel the same. As we reported last week on Hardball, Sen. Rand Paul can’t get enough of bringing up the past. Is there a purpose behind Paul’s attacks? It all comes down to one major reason: 2016.









