Hoboken Mayor Says Two Letters Back Her Up On Christie Allegations

[ProSense]

Hoboken Mayor Says Two Letters Back Her Up On Christie Allegations

Hoboken, N.J. Mayor Dawn Zimmer revealed two more letters on Monday night that she said bolster her claim that Gov. Chris Christie's administration threatened to withhold hurricane relief money from her city unless she approved a real estate project.

Zimmer showed the letters, which she said she sent to Christie last year discussing her requests for relief money, during an interview on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360."

The first letter was dated April 23 and detailed some of her aid requests. In that letter, Zimmer told Christie funding "cannot be dependent on future development."

Zimmer said the letter was written before she had a conversation with Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (R). Zimmer has alleged that Guadagno told her aid would be continent on real estate development. Still, Zimmer told Cooper the letter was proof she was made to believe there was a connection between the two.

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The second letter Zimmer revealed on the show was sent to Christie on May 8. In that letter Zimmer described being "stunned" that Hoboken had not received more aid.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hoboken-mayor-letters-christie

Lt. Gov Kim Guadagno's LOOPHOLE in her statement
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024363860

US attorney inquiry into Christie widens
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024358948

[randome]

1. Maybe Christie's out-of-control aides kept those letters from him??

Bwa-ha-ha-ha!!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)[/center][/font][hr]

[gussmith]

22. Or, Total Denial That They Were Received

Did Zimmer send the letters by e-mail, as it appears with photos attached? "Plausible denial" is what the Christie crowd will come up with, 'duh, ....never saw them'.

[warrior1]

2. that creates a great time-line

She didn't say if she got a response.

[ProSense]

4. And a key:

"development"

Remember Kornacki's report on the "billion dollar redevelopment project at the foot of the bridge."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024319407

I'm sensing a pattern.

[beachbum bob]

3. This is big deal

In furthering her credibility at Christie cost

[flamingdem]

5. Zimmer vs. Christie

I really hope she gets the best protection, legally and otherwise.


I love this line:

In that letter, Zimmer told Christie funding "cannot be dependent on future development."

[Indykatie]

6. This is Close to Being a Proverbial Smoking Gun

To me it's pretty clear that there had been some talk previously about her refusal to approve the development. Best case reading for Christie is that she only "thought" that funding would be contingent on her moving forward with the development and even that is damning when you consider she got very little of the requested funding.

[ProSense]

7. Exactly, and I bet it's not the last. n/t

[malaise]

12. The documents are already in evidence

I fugging dare them to touch her - it would be LIP!!!

[dinger130]

8. Well,

I think this is the beginning of the beginning.

Awaiting Act II......

[bigdarryl]

9. This is bigger than the GWB scandle

[Boom Sound 416]

10. So, I guess the journal was thin

[Cha]

18. "Thin"?

[eggplant]

11. Ruh roh.

[DallasNE]

13. On Friday Zimmer Gave Us The "Pastrami"

And today she gave us the buns so the sandwich is now complete. I wondered about the way Guadagno worded her ultimatum to Zimmer and these two letters provide the context so it now makes perfect sense. It is compelling now and no wonder the US Attorney is so interested in this case. It could not be more damning. Both the Governor and Lt. Governor have legal problems here. And since this all happened before the lane closures on the GWB it provides the backdrop for that action as well and it is not pretty. Sorry you won't ever get to use the Taft bathtub Christie.

[vlyons]

14. You go girl! erh Mayor!

Just put it all out there on the table, even those months when you were trying to "play nice." Hey you didn't do anything criminally wrong. Well maybe you were a few months tardy with bringing this corruption to a prosecutor. But hey, I personally don't hold that against you. Probably not a crime anyway. Just put it all out there. Let the chips fall where they will. I believe you. I support you fighting the good fight against organized political corruption. Let's break their back!

[hrmjustin]

15. K&R!

[ProSense]

16. I don't know,

but deep shit is deep shit.

Legal experts: Alleged Sandy extortion could be more serious than Bridgegate
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/21/1271494/-Legal-experts-Alleged-Sandy-extortion-could-be-more-serious-than-Bridgegate

[Cha]

19. Yes, I think it's way more "serious" but I

don't think that negates the seriousness of the Closing of those Bridge lanes for 4 freaking days one little bit!

Thanks for your work on all this, PS~

[Cha]

17. Bless Mayor Zimmer's organized brilliant

heart!

thanks PS

[spanone]

20. k&r...

[florida08]

21. let me see you laugh this off

Christie

[gopiscrap]

23. Excellent nail that bloated fucker to the wall!