More trouble ahead for Chris Christie 01/13/14 01:00 PM—UPDATED 01/13/14 07:39 PM By Aliyah Frumin
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s epic apology surrounding last year’s controversial lane closure on the George Washington Bridge may be behind him – but that doesn’t mean he’s anywhere near out of trouble just yet.
The Republican governor’s aides could be served with subpoenas this week over the alleged scheme to cause traffic jams to punish a Democratic mayor. And on top of that, Christie – a potential 2016 presidential candidate – is now being probed by federal officials for his use of Hurricane Sandy relief funds to produce Garden State tourism ads featuring him and his family.
Assemblyman John Wisniewski – who chairs a committee looking into the closures – said he plans to issue subpoenas for documents from Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, and spokesman Michael Drewniak. He even suggested Christie could be impeached if the scheme is linked back to him.
“Using the George Washington Bridge, a public resource, to exact a political vendetta, is a crime,” Wisniewski told NBC News. “Having people use their official position to have a political game is a crime. So if those tie back to the governor in anyway, it clearly becomes an impeachable offense.”
When the allegations first surfaced, Christie initially said the lane closures that ensued the week of Sept. 9 were not politically motivated and that his staff wasn’t involved. But after emails were made public suggesting otherwise, Christie apologized but profusely denied having any knowledge of the plan. Wisniewski said he finds that hard to believe.
“It’s hard to really accept the governor’s statement that he knew nothing until the other morning,” he said. Christie’s top aides “travel with him, these people discuss things with him every single day. This is not an isolated, unknown story…He knew there was an investigation. He knew people were looking at it, and his senior staff was involved [and]he expects us to believe he knew nothing? I just find that implausible.”
And now the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s inspector general will look into whether Christie’s office improperly used federal aid money following Superstorm Sandy for political gain. The campaign featured Christie – who chairs the Republican Governor’s Association – and his family during an election year. The federally financed, $25 million Jersey Shore marketing campaign cost $2 million more than a competing bid without the governor. .....................>>>>.......................>>>>......................http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/even-more-trouble-ahead-christie
Another dirt bag politician, we all seen this coming.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
True or not....I find it so status quo to go after the #1 rep candidate!!
Not saying I would vote for him or not...just sayin'.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Another dirt bag politician, we all seen this coming.
Yea. He's as phoney as Plagiarist Paul!
I was surprised by Fallon's 'Springsteen' parody. He looked the part and sounded much better than I expected.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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