New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie target of new criminal investigation

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DailyKos
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie target of new criminal investigation
by Hunter

From David Sirota:

Federal law enforcement officials have launched a criminal investigation of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and members of his administration, pursuing allegations the governor and his staff broke the law when they quashed grand jury indictments against Christie supporters, International Business Times has learned.

Could Chris Christie join the mugshot club? The investigation relates to an already well-known escapade in which grand jury indictments against Christie-backing officials in Hunterdon County were taken over by the Christie administration, which then set about to reverse them.

{Hunterdon County prosecutor Bennett Barlyn}’s office began probing Trout in 2008, eventually convening a grand jury that returned 43 indictments against her, Undersheriff Michael Russo and investigator John Falat Jr. The Christie administration then intervened, took over the prosecution and -- in an extraordinary step -- moved to have the grand jury indictments overturned, saying they were legally and factually deficient. When Barlyn raised objections, he was fired.
The expunging of those indictments, Barlyn's termination and his allegations that Christie’s administration quashed the case to protect the governor’s supporters were first aired in a lengthy story in the New York Times in 2013. Several members of the grand jury told the Times that the evidence supporting the indictments was strong, and that overturning them seemed motivated by political considerations.

Fun fact: Transcripts from that grand jury are among the many records Christie's administration has refused to release.

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http://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362575/-New-Jersey-Gov-Chris-Christie-target-of-new-criminal-investigation?detail=email



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1. Somebody Doesn't Want Christie In The Clown Car?......nt

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2. I predict the Crisco Kid ...

will slip away.

[Laxman]

3. This One Isn't Really Aimed....

at Christie per se. This has the potential to take down Lt. Gov. Guadagno and former AG Paula Dow. They were the one's who concocted and carried out this scheme. Getting the goods on them will put the pressure on to give up Christie on other things. It's nothing new-in fact it was item 1 on the Christie Crime Digest. What is news is that the U.S.Attorney is now actively pursuing it.