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Chris Christie: “I'll be dammed if I'm going to let anything get in the way of me doing my job. I took an oath a couple of weeks ago. And…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2014
I'll be dammed if I'm going to let anything get in the way of me doing my job. I took an oath a couple of weeks ago. And so what the people of New Jersey need to know is two things about this. One more time. First, I had nothing to do with this. No knowledge, no authorization, no planning, nothing to do with this before this decision was made to close these lanes by the Port Authority.
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Chris Christie
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Chris Christie denies any involvement or knowledge regarding the traffic lane closures that led to a political scandal.

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