Prosecutors
New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney Resigns
Posted Nov 17, 2008 11:31 AM CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
New Jersey’s controversial U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie is resigning.
The New Jersey Star-Ledger carried news of the resignation and said Christie is the leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor. He made a name for himself prosecuting public corruption, but he raised some eyebrows for awarding a no-bid contract for corporate monitoring work to former Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Critics also say Christie resents criticism and appears to retaliate against those who challenge him, according to a story published in the New York Times earlier this year.
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B. McLeod
Nov 17, 2008 11:57 AM CST
If the monitoring contract involved creatively putting clothing on inanimate objects, perhaps the vendor was uniquely qualified, such that it could properly be let without bidding as a “sole source” contract.
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J.D.
Nov 17, 2008 12:41 PM CST
At least he didn’t urinate on a D.C. crowd like his fellow N.J. councilman.
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