You Know, Had They Done This Two Years Ago ...

Story should be pursued (0.00 / 0)

This may or may not be a big story.  The report itself is contradictory.  In the first paragraph the lawyer is listed as "host".  In another paragraph he is listed as "co-host".  There is a big difference.  As host if the lawyer held the event at his home or paid for the dinner out of his own pocket it has to be listed an in-kind donation and reported to ELEC.  And it would certainly undermine Christie's promise not to accept these kinds of donations.

OTOH, co-host is simply an honorary designation that simply conveys an endorsement of Christie's candidacy.  There is nothing illegal or even unethical about that.  Publicly endorsing and asking your friends to vote for a candidate who did you a political favor some years ago is hardly "pay to play"; in fact, it is more like play and then maybe pay a few years later.

I believe the lawyer in question has already donated funds to Christie's campaign, and if that's the case Christie should return the money or be held accountable for it by the media and the voters.

The bottom line is we need to know where the event was held, who organized it and who paid for it.

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by: ken bank @ Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 18:25:47 PM UTC