Bridge scandal: Democrats say they will pursue investigation into lane closures

Bridge scandal: Democrats say they will pursue investigation into lane closures (via NJ.com)

By Salvador Rizzo and Mark Mueller Democratic lawmakers say they will “aggressively” press on with their investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal after Friday’s release of thousands of pages of documents showing key members…

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PolitickerNJ: Christie May Appoint A Placeholder To U.S. Senate

David Samson

PolitickerNJ is reporting that “several Republican sources” told them that Governor Chris Christie could appoint former State Attorney General David Samson to New Jersey’s vacant U.S. Senate seat as early as today.

Samson would be a placeholder, meaning that he would not run in the Special Election Christie called for October 16 to retain the seat.

Samson was Attorney General during the first year of the McGreevey administration.  He served in Governor Tom Kean’s administration as General Counsel to the NJ Turnpike Authority and as Chairman of the Governor’s Commission on the Laws Governing the University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ).  In the Florio administration, Samson was a member of the Governor’s Commission on Health Care Costs.

Samson was counsel to Christie’s 2009 gubernatorial campaign and Chairman of Christie’s Transition Team. Christie nominated Samson to Chair the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey, a position he has held since February of 2011.

Christie was U.S. Attorney while Samson was State Attorney General. Both of their lives were threatened by the Latin Kings street gang.

Samson is a founding member of the Wolf and Samson law firm.  The firm has offices in West Orange, New York and Trenton.

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