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Prosecutor sacked for bringing case against Christie cronies reveals ordeal..
UK Daily Mail ^ | January 15, 2014 | ML Nestel and David Martosko

Posted on 01/15/2014 12:41:09 PM PST by C19fan

A prosecutor who was sacked after attempting to indict Chris Christie's political cronies for corruption told MailOnline today about his ordeal at the hands of the New Jersey Governor's 'mafia.' Bennett Barlyn, a prosecutor for 18 years in New Jersey’s Hunterdon County, has spoken out following the revelations over the Bridgegate scandal to reveal his firsthand account of being fired and shamed at the hands of Christie and his political henchmen. He said there were parallels between a criminal case he tried to prosecute – before, he says, it was unlawfully dismissed – and the Bridgegate scandal, where Christie’s staff closed off travel lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge, in order to retaliate against a Democratic mayor who had declined to endorse him for re-election.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: 2016; christie; christiescandals; gwbscandal; potus
NJ is up there with NY, MA, LA and IL for political corruption. This is probably the first of many similar stories that will come out.
1 posted on 01/15/2014 12:41:09 PM PST by C19fan
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It's a little off that they're knocking off Christie at this stage... I thought the left wanted him to be our candidate, then they would knock him down after the primaries. Something must have changed in their strategy for some reason.

I wonder who they're going to choose for us next.

2 posted on 01/15/2014 12:44:14 PM PST by Cementjungle
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Look for glowing stories about Jeb Bush to pop up out of nowhere!


4 posted on 01/15/2014 12:50:49 PM PST by gr8eman (How ya doin Bob?...Bitchen!)
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To: C19fan

Like many Prosecutors who act like little Napoleons.....(covers both CC and the “victim”)


5 posted on 01/15/2014 12:51:30 PM PST by Paladin2
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[’It's the same modus operandi,’ he said Tuesday in an exclusive interview with MailOnline. ‘It's the governor's office again using a state agency in an improper way for political purposes’.]

Why is this guy giving an “exclusive interview” to a UK newspaper? Does the U.S. news media know something about him that indicates he is unreliable or corrupt?

6 posted on 01/15/2014 12:53:27 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: gr8eman
Look for glowing stories about Jeb Bush to pop up out of nowhere!

Could be. The MSM/DNC will be able to easily torpedo him if he gets the nomination... based on his name alone he wouldn't stand a chance.

I still think Palin would be the biggest threat to Hillary... a woman against a woman, and Palin's been thoroughly vetted already by the MSM... there's nothing new than can dredge up on her (not that they won't make stuff up).

7 posted on 01/15/2014 12:56:59 PM PST by Cementjungle
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> It's a little off that they're knocking off Christie at this stage...

Hitlery needs Wall Street cash ASAP

8 posted on 01/15/2014 1:01:33 PM PST by SecondAmendment (Restoring our Republic at 9.8357x10^8 FPS)
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I don’t think she can officially declare yet... she needs to wait for the right timing in order to qualify for the Federal matching money. I think she can’t officially declare for at least another year and a half, if not longer.


9 posted on 01/15/2014 1:04:36 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Paladin2

Link below says the prosecutor was pursuing indictments for political purposes:

http://blog.nj.com/njv_bob_braun/2012/02/braun.html


10 posted on 01/15/2014 1:05:25 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

They are more like Persecutors.


11 posted on 01/15/2014 1:07:06 PM PST by Paladin2
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I wish the press would investigate Obama. Wouldn’t that be nice?


12 posted on 01/15/2014 1:11:09 PM PST by vpintheak (Thankful to be God blessed & chosen!)
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Are you kidding me? These is a well exercised tactic of the left. A left wing DA dogs a conservative politician with secret grand juries, John Doe lawsuits, well funded and publicized law suits and Rico type charges.

Just check with Tom Delay or Governor Rick Scott.


13 posted on 01/15/2014 1:13:55 PM PST by Usagi_yo
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Keep in mind that Wisconson currently has a prosecutor going after the Club for Growth and other conservative groups that would be describe as “cronies” of Scott Walker by any good leftist rag. I would love to see Walker bring the hammer down on that scum prosecutor so forgive me if I shed no tears for a democrat hack who played the political persecution game and was hoisted by his own petard.


14 posted on 01/15/2014 1:32:22 PM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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I’d like to give Barlyn a large BOO HOO!


15 posted on 01/15/2014 1:43:02 PM PST by golf lover (goingf)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Thanks for your post at #10


16 posted on 01/15/2014 1:50:12 PM PST by novemberslady
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The Christie Apologists need to drop their whale and get over it....the Liberal Christie is getting harpooned. Do not run that Liberal for President


17 posted on 01/15/2014 2:32:57 PM PST by SeminoleCounty (Amnesty And Not Ending ObamaCare Will Kill GOP In 2014)
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Hmmm, I’m trying to recall all of the coverage of his predecessor, Jon Corzine (crickets ...) I guess he was as pure as newly fallen snow!


18 posted on 01/15/2014 3:06:11 PM PST by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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