At some point in time all these accusations and counter accusations become detrimental to the State of New Jersey. The investigation can go on with everyone being in the spotlight.
Right now it is all he said she said and while the Mayor of Hoboken's PERSONAL evidence is important and adds to the investigation, it is not conclusive.
I believe an outside party needs to audit the Sandy Funds. A private company should be distributing the funds or at least overseeing that distribution. It is the only SAFE route for everyone at this point. Unfortunately that is extremely expensive and cuts into the Sandy Fund that the State now holds.
I have stated before this doesn't have to be reported on a daily or weekly basis to inform the citizens of New Jersey about the progress of the investigation to all these allegations. The more this is in a spotlight the more there will be a political backlash from the Right Wing. Not only that, but, there will political careers that will suffer on both sides of this if this grandstanding doesn't stop.
New York
January 20, 2014
(Reuters) - New Jersey's lieutenant governor (click here) on Monday denied a claim by the mayor of Hoboken that Governor Chris Christie's administration linked release of Superstorm Sandy relief funds to approval of a Hoboken development project.
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer has said that Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno told her Christie would withhold disaster recovery funding if Zimmer did not support a bid by the New York-based Rockefeller Group to build on several blocks in the city.
The Democratic mayor's claim has added to political woes for Christie, who is widely seen as a Republican contender for the White House in 2016. Christie already is grappling with a scandal tied to his top aides who seemingly punished the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, by orchestrating chaotic traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge....
As an example, the former mayor of New York City, Mr. Guiliani is crying witch hunt based on the idea Governor Christi could win with a Presidential race in 2016 if the opponent was former Secretary of State Clinton.
I reject this is a witch hunt and the former Mayor Guiliani is completely wrong to attempt to suppress an investigation through political plays that are completely predictable.
The closure of the GWB in Fort Lee is PROOF this is not a witch hunt. Something went wrong. Was it illegal? That hasn't yet been proven.
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January 19, 2014
The lawmaker leading an Assembly investigation (click here) into September's George Washington Bridge local access lane closures rejected a call by Rudolph Giuliani for the lawmaker to recuse himself from the probe because of remarks that Giuliani said demonstrate a bias in the case.
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer has said that Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno told her Christie would withhold disaster recovery funding if Zimmer did not support a bid by the New York-based Rockefeller Group to build on several blocks in the city.
The Democratic mayor's claim has added to political woes for Christie, who is widely seen as a Republican contender for the White House in 2016. Christie already is grappling with a scandal tied to his top aides who seemingly punished the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, by orchestrating chaotic traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge....
As an example, the former mayor of New York City, Mr. Guiliani is crying witch hunt based on the idea Governor Christi could win with a Presidential race in 2016 if the opponent was former Secretary of State Clinton.
I reject this is a witch hunt and the former Mayor Guiliani is completely wrong to attempt to suppress an investigation through political plays that are completely predictable.
The closure of the GWB in Fort Lee is PROOF this is not a witch hunt. Something went wrong. Was it illegal? That hasn't yet been proven.
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January 19, 2014
The lawmaker leading an Assembly investigation (click here) into September's George Washington Bridge local access lane closures rejected a call by Rudolph Giuliani for the lawmaker to recuse himself from the probe because of remarks that Giuliani said demonstrate a bias in the case.
“I don’t think Mayor Giuliani is aware of all the facts," the lawmaker, Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex), who chairs a special Assembly investigative committee, told The Star-Ledger in an interview. “I have expressed my skepticism over what the governor has said, and it has been a healthy dose of skepticism that has led to where we are. I have not passed judgement on anyone.”...
