[NJ] Bridge investigation committee member could face subpoena

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Source: The Star-Ledger

The co-chairs of the legislative committee investigating lane diversions at the George Washington Bridge said today they may have to question one of their own members in the scandal.

State Sen. Loretta Weinberg and Assemblyman John Wisniewski said today they can envision a scenario where the committee might call Republican state Sen. Kevin O'Toole, a member of the committee, to talk about what he knows about the incident that snarled traffic in Fort Lee for four days in early September.

Weinberg said she could see the committee issuing a subpoena to O'Toole, while Wisniewski was not as specific, saying only it might be necessary to question O'Toole over what knowledge he had of the lane closures and the explanation from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials that the closures were due to a traffic study.

"Probably, yes," Weinberg said when asked if the committee might subpoena O'Toole. "I could see such a scenario unless he comes forward with whatever information he has that we don't know."

Read more: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/bridge_investigation_committee_member_could_face_subpoena.html

[Bjorn Against]

1. Sounds like a conflict of interest for him to be on the committee

[rocktivity]

3. The technical term for it is "Well, duh!"

And sadly, the DINO head of the NJ Senate has said that he will not force the issue on his end:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024395877#post32
Maybe making the subpoena FEDERAL will help make up his mind about recusing himself.


rocktivity

[NastyRiffraff]

2. Wow.

This is like peeling an onion. Layer after layer. I like this committee; it looks like they're going to keep peeling until they get to the core.