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Originally Posted by NEW XTC
today is the biggest day, and quite possibly the last day, of his political life...his henchmen go under oath and will either lie for him - or expose his role as the one who gave the order (no chance he didn't)
Also he has to immediately fire the bitch Bridget "Time for some traffic problems" Kelly...except heres the problem - she most likely hasn't agreed to fall on her sword for the fat ass..or he would have sacked her yesterday - he must fire her and hope she doesnt sing...either way hes in a very tough spot...
His whole future rides on at least 3 people lying under oath and taking the fall (possibly criminally...felony) for him...if someone cracks and implicates him, or more emails come out that implicate him - his ass is cooked like a giant butterball turkey.
Already, with what has happened so far - he will never get the nom for repub pres in '16 - this has tainted him way too much for a party that was already turning away from him for cozying up to Obama - and if his Capos let slip that he gave the orders for the bridge closing...he will have to resign from the Governorship.
Game, Set, Match...his political career...over.
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This assumes he knew about it. I wouldn't be so quick to say it 100% came to him. People in a position of power like to abuse power. This is goes down to the most menial tasks in any positions, it's really quite interesting on human behavior. Look at cops.... I'd say its 50-50 whether he actually knew or not and I tend to think he may not have known. He was beating the opponent in a landslide and I don't think he would take a risk like that. Those are her messages, not his. Dumb way to communicate it over, and leave it out there in the open that it's politically connected, which further leads me to think his staff members were moronic and did it on their own.
People, on their own, do go out and do dumb shit. If she had the authoritative power to write a text message and get it done, then she could've acted autonomously on a power trip knowing she could get it done, and smirk about the power her post contains. She was bragging in the text messages. I don't think Christie, already being a national figure head, who knows what big power he has, would've taken the same amusement. He's playing for a much bigger game.
I think it's more likely he could've been part of an original cover up if he didnt know or understand why it happened at first, and then he learned about it after. That is where I think his risk comes in, and its fairly big. For example, he looks like an idiot now for his initial denials. Either way, he can work thru it. People have done worst, and he's better than most at handling issues.