Joe Scarborough Wants ‘a Certain Network’ to Cover Christie’s Clearing as Much as It Did Bridgegate Allegations

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MSNBC — along with much of the mainstream media — went all in on the Bridgegate controversy earlier this year in an effort to paint Chris Christie as the next Richard Nixon, but after a new report found that the New Jersey governor had no knowledge of the lane closures, Joe Scarborough playfully needled his own network, suggesting it should cover that news just as eagerly.

According to a WNBC report, a Department of Justice probe into the George Washington Bridge closures found no evidence that Christie knew of the decision to shutdown the bridge as part of political retribution.

“If Chris Christie screwed up, if he had advance warning, then we need to know about that, but they’ve had nine months,” said Scarborough, prompting an objection by New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters.

“How many witnesses do you really need to talk to to really find out what happened?” the host pushed Peters. Peters punted, and suggested that the leaked report may not be credible.

Huffington Post political reporter Sam Stein echoed Scarborough, and encouraged the media to fairly cover the recent developments. “If it turns out that it exonerates him, then we in the media owe him to cover that as much as we covered the accusations,” Stein said.

“I agree — there should be 24-hour coverage,” Mika Brzezinski chimed in.

Scarborough wanted even more: “I want 12 nights in a row on a certain network,” he teased.