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In reply to the discussion: Mayor Zimmer has been asked by US attorney to cease media interviews [View all]Gothmog
(145,231 posts)8. The NJ legislative super committee is leaving this issue alone for now
The NJ committee is not going to look at thh Hoboken story for now http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/01/committee_probing_bridge_scandal_wont_immediately_look_into_hoboken_sandy_aid.html
Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex), the joint committees co-chair, said it was too soon to say if the panel will widen its probe to include recent claims by Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer that members of the administration tried to strong-arm her into approving a development project favored by the governor....
Wisniewski, the co-chair of the legislative committee, said it would be "premature" for the panel to look into Zimmers claim while it is still at the starting point of its probe into Septembers lane closures leading to George Washington Bridge.
"Clearly she raises serious allegations," Wisniewski said. "There are a lot of facts swirling about in terms of who said what when. The first order of business for this committee is to follow the information we have to date, which is somebody in the governors office abusing power, and we see an attempt to cover up that abuse of power.
That announcements tells me that the US attorney is investigating this issue and the NJ super-committee does not want to get in the way of this investigation
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she takes meticulous notes. they aren't going to be able to impugn her testimony or smear her
bettyellen
Jan 2014
#9
Poor Fox News readers. They'll just have to continue relying on their comedy writers
pacalo
Jan 2014
#2
Right. The prosecutiors want to preserve the element of surprise or uncertainly
BlueStreak
Jan 2014
#35
I wish she had never gone public. She could have worn a wire and helped nab those thugs.
cui bono
Jan 2014
#17
They do seem to be holding funds from an area that had serious storm damage " fact".
gordianot
Jan 2014
#20
This means current level of evidence/knowledge indicates matter may go to indictment.
Coyotl
Jan 2014
#22
Makes sense - don't want to give them an excuse to appeal or have any charges dismissed
George II
Jan 2014
#24