New York Times: GOP to Christie: Pick a Better Team
G.O.P. Advice for Christie: Pick a Better Team
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Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey must be smarter about those who surround him, Republican Party leaders say.
Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times
By MICHAEL BARBARO, JONATHAN MARTIN and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
January 18, 2014
On a conference call with Gov. Chris Christie’s most loyal donors a few nights ago, his brother, Todd, pressed for last-minute cash to pay for the governor’s inauguration, a daylong fete ending on Ellis Island.
Then the governor himself came on the line, trying to convince his listeners that he was moving beyond the George Washington Bridge scandal and getting back to work, according to two participants.
The next day, state investigators sent 20 subpoenas to his inner circle and the inquiry widened.