More bad news for Chris Christie
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christies terrible week just got worse.
Federal law enforcement officials have reportedly launched a criminal probe into whether the governors administration illegally quashed grand jury indictments against a Christie ally. And separately, the potential Republican presidential candidates trip to England this week, where he made controversial remarks about vaccinations, didnt go over well with Garden State voters, according to a new poll, which also found Democrat Hillary Clinton easily beating Christie in a hypothetical race.
The International Business Times reported that Bennett Barlyn, a former Hunterdon County prosecutor, met with federal investigators on Wednesday and was questioned about his past allegations that he was fired because wouldnt drop a case against Christie supporter, Hunterdon County Sheriff Deborah Trout. He had brought forth a whistle blower lawsuit in 2012, while the governor has insisted he had nothing to do with Barlyn losing his job.
Meanwhile, the Monmouth University survey found that two-thirds of Christies constituents, 66%, believe the governor is more concerned about his own political future than the future of the state, a 10-point jump since September. When asked if Christies trip across the pond was to build trade relations which was how the visit was billed or if it was simply to help the governor run for president, 65% said the latter. Just 17% believed it was to build trade relations.
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