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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest Volume III [View all]rocktivity
(44,594 posts)100. Christie takes money from Exxon Lobbying Firm
While we're waiting on the judge's ruling on whether Christie's ninety-seven percent discount on the Exxon settle will stand:
IBT.com: Public Strategies Impact, the firm that represents Exxons interests in New Jersey, has donated $50,000 to America Leads, a super PAC supporting Christies presidential campaign, according to federal campaign finance filings...
The donation to the super PAC from Exxons lobbying firm is not surprising, said Democratic State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, who has led the charge to block the settlement. If the judge approves Christie's settlement, Exxon will walk out with a check," he said.
PSI has also given $80,000 to the Republican Governors Association since Christie became New Jerseys chief executive, according to Political Money Line data. State documents list PSI as Exxons longtime lobbyist, and the firm includes a laudatory quote from an Exxon executive on its website...
New Jersey has a strict pay-to-play law designed to bar state contractors from donating to state officials. That statute includes so-called anti-circumvention provisions that aim to keep firms from doing indirectly what they are prohibited from doing directly. However, the law does not explicitly apply to super PACs, which are technically supposed to be independent of public officials.
The donation to the super PAC from Exxons lobbying firm is not surprising, said Democratic State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, who has led the charge to block the settlement. If the judge approves Christie's settlement, Exxon will walk out with a check," he said.
PSI has also given $80,000 to the Republican Governors Association since Christie became New Jerseys chief executive, according to Political Money Line data. State documents list PSI as Exxons longtime lobbyist, and the firm includes a laudatory quote from an Exxon executive on its website...
New Jersey has a strict pay-to-play law designed to bar state contractors from donating to state officials. That statute includes so-called anti-circumvention provisions that aim to keep firms from doing indirectly what they are prohibited from doing directly. However, the law does not explicitly apply to super PACs, which are technically supposed to be independent of public officials.
This getting as greasy as the oil that was spilled!
http://www.ibtimes.com/chris-christie-exxons-lobbying-firm-donated-his-super-pac-governor-pushed-new-jersey-2034448
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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?
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Jun 2015
#56
You rock Laxman!!! While the non-memories of "Fitzmas" still hurt, I think this is different...
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Jun 2015
#61
I have said all along, he will never get convicted of any crime. He seems to let others....
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#73
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#99
Didn't Christie just fantasize about beating a woman and then serving her with a subpoena?
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#138