It seems New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie's investigation into Chris Christie that cleared Chris Christie of any wrongdoing (as long as you're asking Chris Christie) has not satisfied federal prosecutors, who have now pushed Bridgegate into the grand jury phase.
The U.S. Attorney in New Jersey has convened a grand jury to investigate the involvement of Governor Chris Christie’s office in the George Washington Bridge scandal, ABC News has learned.
Twenty-three jurors convened in a federal courthouse in Newark today to hear testimony from a key staff member, Christie press secretary Mike Drewniak, whose lawyer, Anthony Iacullo, said Drewniak was not a target of the investigation.
"We're here to answer questions and that's what Michael did today," Iacullo said.
The convening of the grand jury is evidence that the U.S. Attorney’s investigation has progressed beyond an inquiry and moved to the criminal phase.
Reminder: Chris Christie is a former US Attorney, and knows exactly what it means for the US Attorney's office to empanel a grand jury when it involves a sitting governor.
It means Chris Christie is in serious trouble, because the Government is building a case against him. It also means his 2016 prospects are 100% over, and he's done. At the bare minimum, this grand jury is going to be going on well into next year, meaning he's going to be deep into legal trouble just in time for the 2016 race if he's indicted, and too far out of the money if he's exonerated.
He's done, folks. Find a fork and insert.
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That's the problem for Governor Chris "Bluto" Christie: when Popeye finds the spinach and his theme music starts playing, Bluto's well-deserved come-uppance occurs swiftly and finally.
Isn't it interesting that between 1940 -1978, the inequality gap was relatively stable and the US economy was quite healthy. After 1978, the income gap rose on a fairly straight line, and the US economy had more and more problems. It's almost as though raising taxes on the 0.1% would help the economy rather than harm it.
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