By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 12:03 EST, 14 January 2014 | UPDATED: 18:07 EST, 14 January 2014 A contrite Chris Christie today used his State of the State address in Trenton to promise to co-operate with investigators who want to know why his aides plotted to exact revenge on a Democratic mayor by snarling traffic in his town. 'The last week has certainly tested this Administration,' he admitted to a joint session of New Jersey's General Assembly and Senate. 'Mistakes were clearly made. And as a result, we let down the people we are entrusted to serve.'
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Beleaguered New Jersey Governor addresses scandal engulfing his administration and threatening his run at the White House in 2016
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Said: 'We let down the people we are entrusted to serve'
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Democrats in Trenton claim Kevin O'Dowd, Christie's former chief of staff, is next in the firing line
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One source claimed: 'Christie runs his office like he ran his U.S. Attorney's office. And it's always "Do as I say, not as I do"'
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New 'super investigative committee' will soon subpoena Bridget Kelly and Bill Stepien, two Christie confidantes whom he dismissed on Thursday
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Liberal assembly Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski called the 'Bridgegate' episode 'a blatant abuse of power' and hinted that more heads would roll
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David Wildstein, a Port Authority official who resigned over the flap in December, refused to testify about it on Jan. 9, drawing a contempt citation
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