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malaise

(269,057 posts)
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:16 PM Oct 2016

Chris Christie Facing 10 Years In Prison As Summons Issued For Misconduct In Office

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/10/13/chris-christie-facing-10-years-prison-summons-issued-misconduct-office.html
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A judge has found probable cause for a complaint of official misconduct against Gov. Chris Christie related to the George Washington Bridge closure.

The case now goes to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, which will determine if the case will lead to an indictment.
Under New Jersey’s official misconduct law, a public servant can be imprisoned for up to ten years for criminal acts committed in their official capacity. Chris Christie’s Bridgegate behavior is a textbook violation of New Jersey law. Evidence has shown that Christie was involved in the plan to political payback on those who

Lock him up! Bet it has new meaning
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Chris Christie Facing 10 Years In Prison As Summons Issued For Misconduct In Office (Original Post) malaise Oct 2016 OP
Very proud to be the second rec for this bit of good news. lindysalsagal Oct 2016 #1
Thank you, malaise. gademocrat7 Oct 2016 #2
lost in this is how people were used as pawns. unblock Oct 2016 #3
Indeed malaise Oct 2016 #17
bye bye christie allan01 Oct 2016 #4
More music central scrutinizer Oct 2016 #6
I'll never forget that one malaise Oct 2016 #18
Truly the Best Pachamama Oct 2016 #37
That was classic NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #45
The absolute best! whathehell Oct 2016 #54
We'll get him now... rocktivity Oct 2016 #52
K&R... spanone Oct 2016 #5
didnt a person die when the ambulance was delayed? nt JanMichael Oct 2016 #7
Here's the entire history of Bridgegate malaise Oct 2016 #9
If I may.... msanthrope Oct 2016 #15
That's why he has gone all in on trump... lame54 Oct 2016 #8
Now they may be cell mates malaise Oct 2016 #11
please please please please please please please please please please please please please please Feeling the Bern Oct 2016 #10
I want to see David Samson in court as well malaise Oct 2016 #12
Unless he is locked up awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #29
Philly is South Jersey's media market BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #13
If only he and trump could share a cell Betty Oct 2016 #14
Do you think they'd fit? whathehell Oct 2016 #53
Here's hoping but...... ShoreLiberal Oct 2016 #16
Seeping keister....LOL I must add that to my repertoire Cakes488 Oct 2016 #19
Great name for a punk or metal band! Mr. Evil Oct 2016 #34
He gave hundreds of millions of dollars to his casino buddies in Atlantic City at the same time.... George II Oct 2016 #21
Seeping keister.. sendero Oct 2016 #22
Welcome to DU, ShoreLiberal! calimary Oct 2016 #31
The reference to "the GWB" not GWB was the George Washington Bridge...not our favorite ex-POTUS Pachamama Oct 2016 #38
Rumor is they're knocking down the wall between two cells at Rahway right now so they can.... George II Oct 2016 #20
Sounds good to me malaise Oct 2016 #30
Omar The Tent Maker is on call for a custom orange jumpsuit Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2016 #42
Good news! Scurrilous Oct 2016 #23
He'll never go to prison (I hope I'm wrong) ailsagirl Oct 2016 #24
Wow, that's almost as long as the sentences he supports for pot smokers. Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #25
SO! Will his bud the Con help him out of this mess? Will he still be able to be the napi21 Oct 2016 #26
He'll be able to get The Donald first dibs on any vanity license plate he wants! (nt) klook Oct 2016 #28
He'll still get three square meals a day!!! madinmaryland Oct 2016 #27
I pity those Mendocino Oct 2016 #35
thanks NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #46
He is beyond bleach Mendocino Oct 2016 #56
That is great news. I wonder if Christie will be impeached? Removed from office? AmericanActivist Oct 2016 #32
And R Pie Hole facing misdemeanor after wasting millions of dollars. lonestarnot Oct 2016 #33
Lock Him Up! videohead5 Oct 2016 #36
Lock him up! LostinRed Oct 2016 #39
Well, it's a start. smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #40
Love it ! ! ! ! trusty elf Oct 2016 #41
Wildstein so glad that you sang Malbrownluna8708 Oct 2016 #43
Wildstein did what we expected and said he would do malaise Oct 2016 #47
It may be good for his health... Helen Borg Oct 2016 #44
Republicans seem to always get away with it... yuiyoshida Oct 2016 #48
One can hope, gateley Oct 2016 #49
He won't see 10 months... vdogg Oct 2016 #50
At least Christie will like the greasy, fatty food they serve in prison bluestateguy Oct 2016 #55
Fantastic Moliere Oct 2016 #57
Three cheers when/if he goes to jail! Avalon Sparks Oct 2016 #58
K & R SunSeeker Oct 2016 #59

unblock

(52,253 posts)
3. lost in this is how people were used as pawns.
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:22 PM
Oct 2016

the focus seems to be on the mayor of fort lee, if he was wronged for political reasons. christie and his gang messed up traffic to punish the mayor of fort lee.


the real problem is that the people of fort lee had to sit in artificial traffic pointlessly so that christie could settle a personal grudge.

malaise

(269,057 posts)
17. Indeed
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 08:10 PM
Oct 2016

Makes you wonder what else they have done to citizens in the name of gaining or keeping power - and that's not merely a question for US politicians - it is a global problem.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
45. That was classic
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 11:12 AM
Oct 2016

And what made it even sweeter was that Christie, a genuine Springsteen fan, was upset because of it.

 

Feeling the Bern

(3,839 posts)
10. please please please please please please please please please please please please please please
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:49 PM
Oct 2016

please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please

I wonder how Bill Maher feels now dismissing this as meaningless.

BumRushDaShow

(129,111 posts)
13. Philly is South Jersey's media market
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:57 PM
Oct 2016

and the stations here called it a "bombshell".

But then he seems to have a couple thick layers of teflon so we will see if this gets anywhere.

Betty

(1,352 posts)
14. If only he and trump could share a cell
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 08:03 PM
Oct 2016

that would be sweet. Crispy could be his servant in prison, too.

ShoreLiberal

(16 posts)
16. Here's hoping but......
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 08:06 PM
Oct 2016

To be clear I can't stand this guy. Never could. He's a criminal way beyond the GWB. He gave Wall Street hundred of millions to take over state pensions only to go back to them for $ for his laughable POTUS run. In short, he sucks!

But a municipal court judge in NJ is just a lawyer appointed by the mayor that lawyer helped get elected. A municipal court judge is barely a judge. His summons today is real but Christie will wipe his seeping keister with it. A step in the right direction though. I'm glad it happened.

Mr. Evil

(2,845 posts)
34. Great name for a punk or metal band!
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 10:02 PM
Oct 2016

They could even have a backdrop with a video playing of Christie being invaded by dildos with images of Trumpenstein on them.
"Seeping keister" is worthy of going viral!

George II

(67,782 posts)
21. He gave hundreds of millions of dollars to his casino buddies in Atlantic City at the same time....
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 08:34 PM
Oct 2016

....that he closed down the two state-owned racetracks. He also gave the Revel casino a quarter billion dollars less than a year before they filed for bankruptcy.

He's so into a shitload of questionable dealings with GOVERNMENT money (both NJ and Port Authority funds) to help out his buddies.

calimary

(81,322 posts)
31. Welcome to DU, ShoreLiberal!
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 09:48 PM
Oct 2016

Hard to imagine anyone a bigger criminal than GWB, who's an unrepentant war criminal along with his VP. But Trump is close, just in terms of sheer sleaze. And ignorance. And narcissism. And sexism. And racism. And jingoism. And opportunism. And total mendacity! And flat-out lechery!

When did we ever have a Presidential candidate who was described with the word "creepy" before this? I've been around awhile and tried to keep track to some extent, and I sure don't remember any such case. But that story about him intruding on Miss TEEN USA!!! Barging in while they were changing clothes and some of them were naked or semi-naked! The youngest girl there was 15! FIFTEEN!!!

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
38. The reference to "the GWB" not GWB was the George Washington Bridge...not our favorite ex-POTUS
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 01:46 AM
Oct 2016


Sorry - for those of us who also lived and know the abbreviated references to the various areas and exits and the Jersey Turnpike....


George II

(67,782 posts)
20. Rumor is they're knocking down the wall between two cells at Rahway right now so they can....
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 08:32 PM
Oct 2016

....make it big enough for him.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
26. SO! Will his bud the Con help him out of this mess? Will he still be able to be the
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 09:07 PM
Oct 2016

gopher for the Con?

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
27. He'll still get three square meals a day!!!
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 09:09 PM
Oct 2016

I pity the officers who have to frog march him off to jail.

malaise

(269,057 posts)
47. Wildstein did what we expected and said he would do
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 11:47 AM
Oct 2016

When Christie decided to pretend he did not know him from way back when, he set the stage for Wildstein to sing.

yuiyoshida

(41,832 posts)
48. Republicans seem to always get away with it...
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 12:47 PM
Oct 2016

I have my doubts that Christie will ever see a minute behind bars. How many Republicans have been caught for crimes and misdemeanors and got off Scot free just for being a Republican? I will believe it when I see it.

gateley

(62,683 posts)
49. One can hope,
Fri Oct 14, 2016, 12:56 PM
Oct 2016

but honestly, "they" never are made to pay. Scooter Libby was a shock, but that was short-lived.

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