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Christie lawyers clear Christie in bridge scandal
By Steve Benen
New Jersey Gov. Chris Chrisites (R) ongoing scandals are still under investigation, even if theyre not front-page news every day, and there are still far more questions than answers about the Republican governors actions and those of his team.
Today, however, the story returns to the front page, at least in the New York Times, which reports on Chrsties lawyers deciding to clear their client of any wrongdoing.
So, lets see. The governor hired attorneys to investigate one of the governors scandals. To complete this task, Christie reached out to a law firm with close ties to his own administration.
The lawyers overseeing the comprehensive and exhaustive probe did not speak to Bridget Anne Kelly. Or Bill Stepien. Or David Wildstein. Or even Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich.
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/christie-lawyers-clear-christie-bridge
By Steve Benen
New Jersey Gov. Chris Chrisites (R) ongoing scandals are still under investigation, even if theyre not front-page news every day, and there are still far more questions than answers about the Republican governors actions and those of his team.
Today, however, the story returns to the front page, at least in the New York Times, which reports on Chrsties lawyers deciding to clear their client of any wrongdoing.
With his office suddenly engulfed in scandal over lane closings at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey two months ago summoned a pair of top defense lawyers from an elite law firm to the State House and asked them to undertake an extensive review of what had gone wrong.
Now, after 70 interviews and at least $1 million in legal fees to be paid by state taxpayers, that review is set to be released, and according to people with firsthand knowledge of the inquiry, it has uncovered no evidence that the governor was involved in the plotting or directing of the lane closings.
So, lets see. The governor hired attorneys to investigate one of the governors scandals. To complete this task, Christie reached out to a law firm with close ties to his own administration.
The lawyers overseeing the comprehensive and exhaustive probe did not speak to Bridget Anne Kelly. Or Bill Stepien. Or David Wildstein. Or even Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich.
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/christie-lawyers-clear-christie-bridge
Christie lawyers clear Christie in bridge scandal after speaking with Christie.
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Christie lawyers clear Christie in bridge scandal (Original Post)
ProSense
Mar 2014
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,869 posts)1. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)4. As if an attorney-for-hire is a custodian of society.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,869 posts)5. That's the point, isn't it?
The attorneys are the guardians of Christie. Who's watching them?
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)9. Time for scrutiny of the guards.
flamingdem
(39,328 posts)2. Nice Try
But No Cigar!
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)3. Did anyone ever expect them to do anything else?
Really?
Water is wet.
They never were anything more than a propaganda tool for Christie.
sheshe2
(83,928 posts)6. ^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^
Good try Chris, however...
Separate investigations from the state legislature and the U.S. Attorneys office remain ongoing.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)7. You forgot to add...and charge the public a million dollars to defend him.
What an outrage!
freebrew
(1,917 posts)8. Well...OK then....NoT.
SunSeeker
(51,726 posts)10. Now we need to investigate Christie's "Internal Investigation" as a misuse of $1M in public funds!
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)11. Nice try investigating oneself.
VWolf
(3,944 posts)12. NOT the Onion. I repeat, NOT the Onion!
The Wizard
(12,549 posts)13. unclean hands (NT)
polichick
(37,152 posts)14. It's easy to convince fan clubs.
The Blue Flower
(5,446 posts)15. What they were really investigating was whether there was evidence
They were only looking to see if there's enough to convict him. Then they told him what he wanted to hear.
Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)16. Too bad Bill Clinton didn't think of that.
Not to mention other politicians embroiled in sex scandals, including Democrats who resigned (Spitzer, Weiner) and Republicans who didn't resign (Craig, Fossella, Stanford, Vitter).
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)17. lol
Cha
(297,723 posts)18. SHOCKING!!!!!!111
Which means he's guilty as shite.