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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest Volume III [View all]Laxman
(2,419 posts)41. It's Good To Be The King....
"Don't take so much as a sandwich from a local deli owner. The public should never have to wonder."-Chris Christie
This disgusting slob of a man needs to be removed from public life and banished to an existence more befitting his bloated gluttonous personality. Do as I say, not as I do.
Read about it here: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/christies_lavish_gifts_as_governor_not_personal_in.html#incart_river Bring your barf bag.
This disgusting slob of a man needs to be removed from public life and banished to an existence more befitting his bloated gluttonous personality. Do as I say, not as I do.
Christie's lavish gifts as governor not personal income, AG says
Gifts to Gov. Chris Christie from the mundane to free travel on private jets for him and his family don't amount to income and are exempt from being reported on the governor's state financial disclosure forms, according to New Jersey's acting attorney general, who was asked by the Christie administration to issue an opinion on whether the governor had to disclose gifts he receives while in office.
No, John Hoffman, a Christie appointee and the state's acting attorney general, said in the opinion, private jet flights and luxury box seats paid for by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and luxury hotel stays worth $30,000 paid for by Jordan's King Abdullah do not have to be disclosed.
The governor is only required to disclose "items received in return for performing some service, such as speaking at an event," according to the opinion, which was released on Thursday, a day before Christie's annual state financial disclosure that showed he and First Lady Mary Pat Christie earned at least $600,000 in income in 2014 became public.
The attorney general's office declined to say when the administration requested the opinion, but it comes after Christie was embroiled in controversy after images of him celebrating with Jones at a Cowboys game in January were shown on national television.
Gifts to Gov. Chris Christie from the mundane to free travel on private jets for him and his family don't amount to income and are exempt from being reported on the governor's state financial disclosure forms, according to New Jersey's acting attorney general, who was asked by the Christie administration to issue an opinion on whether the governor had to disclose gifts he receives while in office.
No, John Hoffman, a Christie appointee and the state's acting attorney general, said in the opinion, private jet flights and luxury box seats paid for by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and luxury hotel stays worth $30,000 paid for by Jordan's King Abdullah do not have to be disclosed.
The governor is only required to disclose "items received in return for performing some service, such as speaking at an event," according to the opinion, which was released on Thursday, a day before Christie's annual state financial disclosure that showed he and First Lady Mary Pat Christie earned at least $600,000 in income in 2014 became public.
The attorney general's office declined to say when the administration requested the opinion, but it comes after Christie was embroiled in controversy after images of him celebrating with Jones at a Cowboys game in January were shown on national television.
Read about it here: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/christies_lavish_gifts_as_governor_not_personal_in.html#incart_river Bring your barf bag.
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I know what you mean.. There's been so much illegality in the christie admin and from christie
Cha
May 2015
#9
my first thought when I saw skinny Wildstein was "the people behind Christie radiation poisoned him"
Backwoodsrider
May 2015
#33
Also known as "Christie's Forty-Seven-Percent-Moment" (Good-natured jabs, my donkey)
rocktivity
May 2015
#50
Is Christie's publicly-financed self-exonerating Mastro report about to come back to haunt him?
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#56
You rock Laxman!!! While the non-memories of "Fitzmas" still hurt, I think this is different...
winstars
Jun 2015
#61
I have said all along, he will never get convicted of any crime. He seems to let others....
Logical
Jun 2015
#73
Christie's latest power failure: Another storm, another self-serving response
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#80
UPDATE: (Hillary Supporter) Jon Bon Jovi Says He Gave (Hillary Opponent) Christie Permission
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#85
Christie Confirms Bruce Is Still His Fave NJ Musician, Gets Ovation From Bruce's Fans
rocktivity
Aug 2015
#98
He's Being Funded By A Tabloid? That Explains Why He's Started Talking Like One
rocktivity
Aug 2015
#99
Didn't Christie just fantasize about beating a woman and then serving her with a subpoena?
rocktivity
Feb 2016
#138