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Feds Probe NJ Governor Christie For Allegedly Quashing Grand Jury Indictments
With hopes that Bridge-gate was drifting into the back of potential voters' minds, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (and members of his staff) face yet another Federal criminal investigation. Having previously dismissed the accusations as being "conspiratorial nonsense," it appears allegations that the governor and his staff broke the law when they quashed grand jury indictments against Christie supporters, are being taken a little more seriously now.
The U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey has interviewed former Hunterdon County Assistant Prosecutor Bennett Barlyn, who claims he was fired because he objected to Christie officials dismissing indictments against political allies of the governor. Barlyn confirmed the investigation to ABC News. It was first reported by the International Business Times.
“It is true,” Barlyn told ABC News, saying he was interviewed by federal authorities at his Pennsylvania home this week. “I also provided the investigators with names of people I thought could furnish firsthand information.”
Barlyn said he was not sure whether others have been questioned for the investigation.
Barlyn was dismissed from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office in September 2010 and later brought a whistleblower case against the Christie administration that currently is in the discovery phase. He has consistently said he was fired for objecting to the quashing of indictments against the county’s sheriff and two subordinates -- all political supporters of Christie’s.
The governor’s office previously has dismissed the accusations as being “conspiratorial nonsense.”
State officials have repeatedly denied Barlyn’s accusations and, in court filings, they said that the decision to dismiss the indictment was within the discretion of New Jersey’s top law-enforcement officials. They have argued Barlyn has no case and doesn’t even have the right to sue under state law.
The federal prosecutor's probe centers on why Christie’s then-attorney general, Paula Dow, dismissed the indictments.
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Barlyn’s new meeting with investigators follows an April letter Barlyn wrote to New Jersey's U.S. attorney, Paul Fishman, telling him “we have no recourse left at the state level to expose this administration’s serious breach of the public trust.” Barlyn then asked Fishman to “open an investigation to explore any potential violations of the federal criminal code that may have occurred in connection with the Hunterdon matter,” adding he had “amassed a substantial body of documentation that corroborates the allegations of criminal wrongdoing by the state.”
In June, Fishman wrote to Barlyn asking him to be in touch with his office about the case, Barlyn said.
Fishman’s office will not comment on the case and Christie’s office did not immediately respond to request for comment, but the potential 2016 presidential candidate has long denied involvement in Barlyn’s termination.
Sources tell ABC News this new investigation is still in the early stages.
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Barlyn's letter to Fishman:
Here's Barlyn letter to Fishman:
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The original NY Times article on the alleged quashing (from Oct 2013) can be read here
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They misspelled Squashing
Ack!... Cough cough... Jeb Bush... cough
Horse manure.
Rand Paul
Christie will see this ride him all the way into the elections. Whatever. Don't care about Christie.
My greatest fear is that 2016 will be a Bush/Clinton contest. Maybe I'll jump off a bridge or something but it won't do any good. I'll just wake up in my bed again the same morning and do it all over like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day. Over and over and over.
They won't nab Christie on anything. Squashing the grand jury was pure accident. Nobody (except for the grand jury, of course, and they didn't have time to get out of the way,) could have seen it coming. When Christie says he's going to sit down, you've gotta move and move fast if you're in the same zip code.
NSA email and telephone intercepts will be used to take down one candidate after another until only the designated replacement is left. Probably the Hildebeast but you never know.
"Dammit Bill, all that young pussy on Pervert Island and you keep it secret from me."
"You gots Huma, honey. You can't handle the young stuff any moar."
Humaweiner.
Plus 100.
You just can't make that stuff up, man.
Time to fire up a bowl.
Of soup, naturally.
No soup for you! Come back in 4 years!
Rumor has it that Christie ate the last Grand Jury that was seated and they are having trouble sitting another one until he agrees to testify by video, *burp*
(Roysters)
"NJ Governor Christy was arrested by the FBI today, after human remains were found in his freezer. John Corzine has stepped in as acting governor by pResidential Executive Order. Governor Corzine immediately announced there was no room for Cannibalism in NJ."
See what happens when you hug Barry and don't call him the next day....
christie has GOT to be in one of the power families.
..or he ate one of them.
A lot of people who hate Christie want him in office. He is so compromised he is nothing more than a puppet on a string. He has more skeletons in his closet than Bill Clinton, and can be blackmailed into anything.
Bush vs Clinton 2016: The Twilight Zone.
"To Serve Man."
the horror... the horror...
"After the Col took command of that sector, VC activity dropped off 90%."
"That sounds great, sir. So, why do you need me?"
"VC activity dropped off 90%, Willard. Do I have to repeat myself?"
The horror. The ho-ho-horror...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxvDMWRG-gQ
Except Groundhog Day was funny. This shit is not........
Oh the hell with it, for "the people"...
Hillary 2016...What Difference Does It Make!
LOL. There's a lot of truth right there........
I was going to retire off that but I love you guys ;-)
I'll buy if you make it. If not, I'll make my own.
We are gonna need a bigger witness stand folks
Rand...cleanest dirty shirt out there.
If I voted, he'd get my vote, but I am on a vote strike.
(edit)
Maybe Walker.
Like it would make any difference after they see the Zapruder Film.
The only thing Rand and Ron have in common is a last name. I think walker needs to stay away from Nail Guns. I would like to See a Warren -Walker / or Cruz contest... Lets have a distinct choice....
"[to Mini Me] I'm bigger than you and higher up the food chain. Get in my belly." Fat Bastard
Zactly, there is only room for one establishment progressive-conservative in this race.
And thats Jeb! ;-)
"I may look like a Progressive Democrat, but, really, I am a Republican. Honest."
Jeb or Christie? ;-)
Actually, nmewn, I guess it could be both, but the barb was for Jeb.
Mine was aimed at both ;-)
With all the conduits both Jeb and Hillary have to NSA derived information they are going to be hard to stop. You know... if you believe they might not play fair or something.
Jeb Bush getting Rupert's Republitard minions to prognosticate on the "science" of vaccinations was hilarious (since I don't have Faux News where I normally live).
I have a new found respect for Demonturd's disdain of the Repblitards.
and a heightened disdain for both parties' unbridled ignorance of science and its possibilities and fundamental and systematic limitations.
To: Bennett Barlyn, Esq.
Remember, Ben, Esq. is short for Esquire, which is also the name of a shoe polish. You are upset that the Fat Man used one of his shiny size 12EEE shoes to send your rear end flying out of your office. Get over it. Don't think that current U.S. Attorney Fishman will do anything to harm former U.S. Attorney Christie, they belong to the same union. If you are lucky, you might find a job as an adjunct law professor at a third rate law school to supplement you income from your near non-existent private practice. There is no room in New Jersey for lawyers who don't play ball. Especially lawyers who write annoying letters.
fat pro bailout guy down like a clown
Shut down a road during high traffic times and get drug through the mud. Steal all your clients funds (We Corzined some folks) and nothing happens.
If your going to do something illegal, do it BIG.
What... Is that suddenly a crime now or something?
Only if there is somebody more powerful than you who doesn't like you. Loophole: if you have some serious dirt on those above you you're also immune.
Compare and contrast with Corzine, also a (former) NJ Governor. He does some things that were OBVIOUSLY prosecutable (even without direct knowlege of the MF Global malfeasance he is at least guilty of failure to properly supervise his subordinates in the company). Yet he will never see the inside of a court room, let alone a jail cell, probably will never even see his securities license pulled. However, he's not hated by the current regime and there is also the possibility he has dirt on them. His pennance is that he will be required to serve as a Democrat campaign contribution "bundler" for the rest of his life.
< "Bundle" for Hillary
< Don't be stupid do the time
I need to buy a large amount of this 'dirt' of which you speak.
No worries, Eric will take care of it.
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Dems are shocked ..... shocked at this abuse of power by the New Jersey Govenor. Truth is, they're scared shitless of the fat boy.
Yeah, they're scared he'll stroll down the beach Fauxcahontas next...lol.
christie couldn't hold corzine's jock strap..he hugs obuma more than the wookie wife. and what does it get him..legal troubles..a fat white goyim got kiked off the bus to the white house. or as we say stick a fork in him he bee done.
He be done.
Personally I'm sick of Manchurian Candidates, one in my lifetime is enough.
One? Are you 6 years old?
Wow, stories don't get bigger than the lane closing. How
about putting little Stevie Cohen, golden jonnie corzine and all
The other thieves in jail?
MSM says some pigs are more equal than others.
"Hey Lardass! Chow down wide-load!"
Everytime I look at that guy I see the puking pie eater from Stand By Me.
Fortunately we will have other, stronger candidates, like Hillary and Jeb. Gov. Christie was only going to be a distraction.
Put the progressive in jail
Fucker would sign off on gun registration/confiscation tomorrow, for the cheeeldrin.
Never trust a NE pol, ever.
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life" Dean Wormer, Faber University
They're gonna need a team of Clydesdales to pull that paddy wagon.
Hey Establishment, isn't the nomination of Jeb a sure thing now that Mitt's out of the way? No need to continue pounding on potential secondary candidates, as at this point they will only be running for Jeb's VP anyway. I'm sure Dems with a national profile will be careful about angering Hillary, lest they end up in a similar predicament.
Inspired by Christina Kirschner?
*Ring*
"Poppy's Place."
I need to speak to the Boss."
"Hello?"
"Sir, we have begun to eliminate the Fat Boy."
"Excellent. Where is LC?"
"On that job in Greece."
"Have him work on this. Jeb must get in."
"You know you prevented him from domestic work, sir."
"This is important, dammit."
"Yessir!"
No worries...
The Justice Department will sell out once again to "fat fuck" because of his connections to the bagel moneyed interests. Even pedophile's like Dershowtiz will be exonerated....
Better still why not have a dual corruption probe with another rigged jury and have Lloyd and Jamie throw the "if the glove don't fit you must acquit" party for the both of them! That way you can kill two birds with the same stone and tell the taxpayer you saved them some money!
Feel Better Now?!!!
BMI.
Fucking hilarious.
Prog Media been working full time the past week clearing the way for Jeb and Karl on behave of the GOProgs. Hit piece by the NY Slimes on Rand, this one on Christy, manufactured controversy regarding vaccinations, Huckabee's "trashy" comment, Palin's 'bizarre' speech, and the never ending smearing of Cruz.
Transparent isn't it?
And on the vaccination topic, not a word about Barry's Border Babies.
Why, its like the measles laid completely dormant, generation after generation, vaccination after vaccination and then blamo!...I'm baaack.
So what is the public supposed to make of that, vaccinations don't work or Barry imported it? ;-)
"It is not fair that other, less developed countries should have diseases the US does not have. I must level the Field with my Pen and Phone."
(chorus, reporters)
"Mr pResident!! Mr pResident! Why not give vaccines to the rest of the world?"
"That would require me to care about Mankind, which I don't. As the Spawn of Satan and a Camel, I am only concerned with golf, and boys in speedos."
"Are you planning a trip to Greece, Sir?"
"Yes. I need to find out the BACKground there."
did you see the clip of candidate Baby Doc Barack claiming the science was in dispute about vaccinations? what a corrupt slimy country we've become.
Yeah he kinda stands back and lets the howling mad wolf pack do their jobs sometimes. Right now I'm having fun watching Brian Willams melt down ala David Gregory.
Everytime they come close to guns or ammo or anything that squirts they get it all over themselves.
Its really fascinating ;-)
The GOP has no room to talk about anything. Rand Paul supported Mitt Romney for President and Ted Cruz's wife is a VP at Goldman Sachs. Watch them all rally around Jeb Bush next year.
They are corporate sellouts and water carriers for the Banksters. Fuck them all.
Watch what happens when a duly elected Senator of their State dares to step out of line with the Party. Ted Cruz is the most reviled pol in DC, hands down. The filthy GOProgs of McConnell and Co. have been more vicious than the DemProgPervs.
Measles FAQ from the CDC Webpage:
http://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/faqs.html
Q: If measles is eliminated, why do people still get it in the United States?A: Every year, measles is brought into the United States by unvaccinated travelers (Americans or foreign visitors) who get measles while they are in other countries. They can spread measles to other people who are not protected against measles, which sometimes leads to outbreaks. This can occur in communities with unvaccinated people.
Most people in the United States are protected against measles through vaccination, so measles cases in the U.S. are uncommon compared to the number of cases before a vaccine was available. Since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated from the U.S., the annual number of people reported to have measles ranged from a low of 37 people in 2004 to a high of 644 people in 2014.
He quashes indictments and squashes furniture.
I can't get the image of him dancing in the Dallas skybox. Looked like a Butterball on steroids in his red sweater. What a douche.
Have another doughnut you fat pig.
"Fuck you, HW, I have film of Jeb and young boys. I am IN this race!"
(Royterz)
"Christie Dies of Sudden Heart Attack"
All the Kings horses and all the Kings men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.
The snake is beginning to eat its own tail.
The prosecutor's paradox is the same as the liar's paradox. Christie is a former prosecutor. His accuser is a former prosecutor. The present prosecutor is aka the US attorney.
"All prosecutors are liars." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_paradox
And they all get together afterwards for another round of drinks.
"To my good friend..."
Really?
The only level I have of despising someone even more is to hear that from someone who is supposedly viscerally opposed to "their good friend".
A lie done under the rules of engagement, comport yourself accordingly, be rational, lucid, elastic in your manner.
No, fuck that shit. I want one of them (just one) to stand up and tell the truth, which is: "I don't like you, I never have. You are a menace to everything I hold dear. You continually cast votes against the wishes of your constituancy and against the Bill of Rights of this nation with the occassional soft love vote knowing it will never pass to take back and wave under their nose. You are a viper and scoundrel of the highest order and if I can't beat you in the forum of public opinion know this, I'll still have your ass in the parking lot. You have been warned. I cede the balance of my time."
Now that is a man I can vote for.
That would possibly violate formal parliamentarian rules and formal etiquette, in addition to meeting the criteria for a potential terroristic threat...but I like the way you think!
Yes it would, unfortunately, we don't elect people like that anymore.
You & I wouldn't wait in the parking lot for them, we'd nail em right there.
Where's a modern day Davy Crockett when we need one?
Prosecutors thrive because they are believed by jurors, aka the common sheeple, to be acting in the public interest. The sheeple believe that the FBI, or the police, or the government witnesses called have no reason to be liars. That is the great fallacy of jury trials, the belief by jurors in the honesty of government hacks, aka as judges, prosecutors and police. The great heresy in the Temples of Themis is that everything is lies presented by those whom the jurors trust.
Trust is flaw of Themis's justice.
Looks like the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man is in trouble again. Tee, Hee, Hee. I wish they can make McCains life miserable too...
Christie’s picture can be found under “Psychopathic Fat Cat Republican” at Central Casting. I predict that he will become the archetype for this role and his bravura performance is not likely to ever be matched. By itself, his porcine countenance is worth the price of admission.
Those of his ilk all seem to enjoy the good life-
As Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey waited to depart on a trade mission to Israel in 2012, his entourage was delayed by a late arrival: Mr. Christie’s father, who had accidentally headed to the wrong airport.
A commercial flight might have left without him, but in this case, there was no rush. The private plane, on which Mr. Christie had his own bedroom, had been lent by Sheldon G. Adelson, the billionaire casino owner and supporter of Israel. At the time, he was opposing legislation then before the governor to legalize online gambling in New Jersey.
Mr. Christie loaded the plane with his wife, three of his four children, his mother-in-law, his father and stepmother, four staff members, his former law partner and a state trooper.
King Abdullah of Jordan picked up the tab for a Christie family weekend at the end of the trip. The governor and two staff members who accompanied him came back to New Jersey bubbling that they had celebrated with Bono, the lead singer of U2, at three parties, two at the king’s residence, the other a Champagne reception in the desert. But a small knot of aides fretted: The rooms in luxurious Kempinski hotels had cost about $30,000; what would happen if that became public?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/nyregion/in-christies-career-a-fondnes...
At least all of that austerity for the working stiff commoners has paid off for the state-
Take one of Christie’s biggest talking points: New Jersey has generated more than 130,000 private-sector jobs during his time in office. Those numbers don’t look so good compared with other states. During Christie’s governorship, only New Mexico has generated private-sector jobs at a slower pace than New Jersey. With a labor growth rate in the private sector of 3.8 percent from February 2010 to March 2014, the Garden State is tied with Mississippi for 48th in the nation, the review found.
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/for_christie_jerseys_econom...
Come on, this 'investigation' is obviously a contrived power play intended to pressure Christie to not enter the ring. He obviously would siphon cash (and votes) from Jeb Bush.
Moreover, though you might not like Christie, he realistically poses a challenge to Hillary Clinton. From a purely political analysis, he is conservative enough to not alienate the bulk of the Republican base, but 'pragmatic' enough to possibly rip a couple of northern states.
The fact is that a Republican candidate can't win in a Winner Take All Electoral College system. Just not possible- or at least about as likely as 8% YOY real growth in the US.
As far as I'm concerned, politics is a pure distraction anyway from the standpoint of most people. The only competition is with regard to which team controls the levers and thus the lucrative contracts/regulation potential.
didn't work for Romney, McCain, or Bob Dole. Christy is as conservative as Obama is a moderate. RINO GOP'er Progs will never again win the Imperial Throne. They can't out demagogue the Dems.
I wish he'd talk with a Scottish accent....
It would complete the picture of a real-life Fat Bastard.
Few pols make me laugh, but this scumbag has me laughing about every 6 months or so.
He is just close enough to the next Zionist rung that he keeps trying to reach it. However, every time he does, which is bore out by his increase in public appearances, he gets slapped down.
Pretty funny.
Going to be real funny when they get sick of him, and take him down hard. "I swear, that's not my blow, and she's my 14-year old black niece."
The banksters need to repay us.
I thought the fat thief's heart had exploded? Oh well, it's bound to soon.
If this man is seriously considering a presidential run it just a sideshow. A bad one. If he would just shut his cake hole and go away maybe he wouldn't bring all this upon himself. Everyone knows 'Hill' ain't runnin' and it's Jeb backed by the cartel.
The fact that anyone would even consider voting for that fat, loud-mouthed, guido piece of shit for anything, let alone governor or president shows just how much of an Idiocracy we have devolved to.
Down with Augustus Gloop once and for all. Good riddance!!
This fat pile of shit rolls up the worst of both parties into one gigantic lump of disgusting puke. I hope he chokes on his tongue and dies in a completely public and humiliating fashion.