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Port Authority chairman David Samson, a Christie ally now embroiled in two controversies, has hired former Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff to represent him in a widening investigation into lane closures at the George Washington Bridge.
Samson was one of 18 people to be issued a subpoena for documents Friday from a legislative panel investigating the politically motivated closures, which were carried out by two Christie executives at the Port Authority in September.
Those two executives have resigned, but Samson, a close adviser to the governor, said last week that he had no immediate plans to step down as speculation swirled about his plans. Samson was alerted to concerns over the closures in September, but in the months afterward, appeared to be concerned with internal information about the closures being leaked to the media, documents show.
On Saturday, a new controversy emerged — this time involving a real estate developer represented by Samson's politically connected law firm, Wolff & Samson. Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said that last year she was pressured by two Christie Cabinet members to fast track the development. She said they told her expediting the private development would result in more Superstorm Sandy rebuilding money.
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