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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest Volume III [View all]Laxman
(2,419 posts)70. Christie Keeps Going Around Saying....
that the "investigations" have all confirmed what he's been saying all along. That he had nothing to do with Bridgegate. That he was the victim of rouge staffers. Only, that's not really true. The more we know, the more we can confirm what a cheap wallpaper job the Mastro report is (well at $7.5 million, cheap may not be the right word) trying cover up all of those holes in the wall and what a bunch of bull Christie has been slinging since this all came to light. Keep dancing Chris-I'm sure nobody will ever figure out your lies.
Mastro Report Isn't Going Away Any Time Soon
Gov. Christie has been answering questions about Bridgegate a lot lately. He continually points to the controversial internal investigation that he commissioned into the lane closures after the scandal broke open 1 1/2 years ago today. The so-called Mastro Report, written last year by lawyers at the Gibson Dunn law firm under the direction of Randy Mastro, also promises to be at the center of the federal Bridgegate trial. Two former Christie appointees have been indicted and a third, David Wildstein, pleaded guilty and is expected to testify against his former colleagues.
Here are four questions related to the Mastro Report that could come into play in both Christie's pending presidential campaign and November's Bridgegate trial:
1) Can Christie continue to claim that the federal prosecutors came to the same conclusion as the Mastro Report, even though they didn't?
On the stump, Christie repeatedly refers to the Mastro Report as evidence that the lawyers he hired -- and have so far billed taxpayers nearly $8 million -- came to the same truth that federal investigators did.
But the US Attorney's investigation contradicts the Mastro Report in two significant ways.
First, US Attorney Paul Fishman ascribes a motive: That the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in 2013 were intended to cause epic traffic jams in Fort Lee in order to punish the mayor there for not endorsing Christies reelection.
The Mastro Report says the opposite. "We can say that the evidence does not establish that the ulterior motive was to target the mayor because he did not endorse Gov. Christie for reelection," Mastro said after issuing the report last year. "In fact, theres substantial contrary evidence."
Second, Mastro only found two people culpable -- Wildstein and Bridget Anne Kelly, the former Christie deputy chief of staff. Fishman indicted a third person -- Bill Baroni, the top staff appointee at the Port Authority and a former top ally to Christie.
Gov. Christie has been answering questions about Bridgegate a lot lately. He continually points to the controversial internal investigation that he commissioned into the lane closures after the scandal broke open 1 1/2 years ago today. The so-called Mastro Report, written last year by lawyers at the Gibson Dunn law firm under the direction of Randy Mastro, also promises to be at the center of the federal Bridgegate trial. Two former Christie appointees have been indicted and a third, David Wildstein, pleaded guilty and is expected to testify against his former colleagues.
Here are four questions related to the Mastro Report that could come into play in both Christie's pending presidential campaign and November's Bridgegate trial:
1) Can Christie continue to claim that the federal prosecutors came to the same conclusion as the Mastro Report, even though they didn't?
On the stump, Christie repeatedly refers to the Mastro Report as evidence that the lawyers he hired -- and have so far billed taxpayers nearly $8 million -- came to the same truth that federal investigators did.
But the US Attorney's investigation contradicts the Mastro Report in two significant ways.
First, US Attorney Paul Fishman ascribes a motive: That the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in 2013 were intended to cause epic traffic jams in Fort Lee in order to punish the mayor there for not endorsing Christies reelection.
The Mastro Report says the opposite. "We can say that the evidence does not establish that the ulterior motive was to target the mayor because he did not endorse Gov. Christie for reelection," Mastro said after issuing the report last year. "In fact, theres substantial contrary evidence."
Second, Mastro only found two people culpable -- Wildstein and Bridget Anne Kelly, the former Christie deputy chief of staff. Fishman indicted a third person -- Bill Baroni, the top staff appointee at the Port Authority and a former top ally to Christie.
Read the rest here: http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/06/09/mastro-report-isn-t-going-away-any-time-soon
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I know what you mean.. There's been so much illegality in the christie admin and from christie
Cha
May 2015
#9
my first thought when I saw skinny Wildstein was "the people behind Christie radiation poisoned him"
Backwoodsrider
May 2015
#33
Also known as "Christie's Forty-Seven-Percent-Moment" (Good-natured jabs, my donkey)
rocktivity
May 2015
#50
Is Christie's publicly-financed self-exonerating Mastro report about to come back to haunt him?
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#56
You rock Laxman!!! While the non-memories of "Fitzmas" still hurt, I think this is different...
winstars
Jun 2015
#61
I have said all along, he will never get convicted of any crime. He seems to let others....
Logical
Jun 2015
#73
Christie's latest power failure: Another storm, another self-serving response
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#80
UPDATE: (Hillary Supporter) Jon Bon Jovi Says He Gave (Hillary Opponent) Christie Permission
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#85
Christie Confirms Bruce Is Still His Fave NJ Musician, Gets Ovation From Bruce's Fans
rocktivity
Aug 2015
#98
He's Being Funded By A Tabloid? That Explains Why He's Started Talking Like One
rocktivity
Aug 2015
#99
Didn't Christie just fantasize about beating a woman and then serving her with a subpoena?
rocktivity
Feb 2016
#138