. . UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY, TEA PARTY : INDUSTRIES: PETROLEUM : DISASTERS: HURRICANES : UNITED STATES: STATES: NEW JERSEY : POLITICAL: PARTISANSHIP : FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: Chris Christie Attacks N.Y. Times, David Wildstein . . Chris Christie Attacks N.Y. Times, David Wildstein By MIKE ALLEN and MAGGIE HABERMAN 2/1/14 5:19 PM EST Updated: 2/1/14 10:06 PM EST Politicohttp://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/ chris-christie-new-york-times-david-wildstein-102987.html
. A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/ldqwblg . .New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, after a low-key initial response to Fridays explosive allegations about his involvement in a bridge-closing scandal, mounted an aggressive defense late Saturday afternoon, attacking The New York Times and a former political ally in an email to friends and allies obtained by POLITICO.
.Bottom line David Wildstein will do and say anything to save David Wildstein, the email from the governors office says, referring to the former appointee who reignited the controversy.
. snip .The subject line of the 700-word email from the governors office is: 5 Things You Should Know About The Bombshell Thats Not A Bombshell. It offers a harshly negative portrayal of Wildsteins character and judgment.
.The Christie camp begins by criticizing The Times for its initial characterization of the Wildstein letter: A media firestorm was set off by sloppy reporting from the New York Times and their suggestion that there was actually evidence when it was a letter alleging that evidence exists.
.The Times original story said that Wildstein claimed he had the evidence to prove it, while later versions stuck to his lawyers vaguer evidence exists formulation.
.In a statement Saturday night, the Times said: We regularly update web stories for clarity as we did in this case. We do not note changes unless it involves an error.
. Wildsteins lawyer did not respond to a request for comment. .The email from the governors office again distances Christie from Wildsteins actions: As he has said repeatedly, Governor Christie had no involvement, knowledge or understanding of the real motives behind David Wildsteins scheme to close lanes on the George Washington Bridge. The Governor first learned lanes at the George Washington Bridge were even closed from press accounts after the fact. Even then he was under the belief it was a traffic study. He first learned David Wildstein and Bridget Kelly closed lanes for political purposes when it was reported on January 8th.
. snip .After POLITICO posted the email from Christies office, Michael Czin, national press secretary of the Democratic National Committee, said in an email of his own to reporters: [I]f what Christie says about Wildstein in his oppo-dump is true, why did Christies administration appoint him to such a senior position at the Port Authority? Weve seen plenty of bluster and attacks from team Christie in recent weeks, but what we havent seen are any explanations as to why the Christie Administration shut down the lanes.
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