Back in April we noted that Chris Christie has a selective policy of not talking about his investigations, usually trotting out a no comment whenever anyone wants to know about how politics enters into his office's work.
At a presentation arranged and sponsored by three Republican legislators -- including Joe Kyrillos, a family friend and as State GOP Chair the recipient of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Christie's family -- Christie was asked if his presence at the event meant that the sponsors were not being investigated. He responded:
Asked if his appearance with the three GOP legislators up for election this year could be construed as a signal that Kyrillos, Handlin and Thompson are uninvolved in the current probe of state legislators receiving personal financial gain through state budget items, Christie said he would not comment on any investigations, as a matter of policy.
Despite evidence suggesting that the administration of former Gov. James E. McGreevey might have put pressure on the state Parole Board to release Prisco, Christie waited for Harvey. But after a two-year investigation, Harvey closed the case in 2005.
"I felt like I got burned by backing off," Christie told members of the Asbury Park Press editorial board. ?
When the time is right, Christie said, he might take another look into the case. Prisco had been serving a 12-year sentence for arson and racketeering stemming from a fire at Mud Shots Bar in Garfield.
Christie explained that he was intrigued by the settlement last month between the state and the Parole Board's former director, Kenneth Connolly, who sued, contending he was demoted and transferred to a position at a state prison for speaking up against Prisco's release.
Huh. This looks an awful lot like the US Attorney commenting on an investigation. Anyone else?
