Chris Christie’s transportation man: The untouchable Mr. Fox

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Jamie Fox. Christie cabinet member, former United Airlines lobbyist, long-time New Jersey political operative.

Oh, and a guy with connections to both the Bridgegate and the Chairman’s Flight scandals.

NJPR’s Matt Katz joins host David Furst to talk about his reporting on a man who has somehow avoided the scrutiny of legislators investigating Bridgegate. Fox worked for three out of the last four Democratic governors. He’s currently Christie’s transportation commissioner. Matt says even though he is “linked to two of the most notorious scandals to hit the administration,” Republicans AND Democrats in New Jersey seem to leave Fox alone.

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