by Joe Sudbay
Last week, we learned that the GOP candidate for governor in New Jersey, Chris Christie, who used to be the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, loaned a former subordinate a large sum of money and failed to report it as required by law. At the time, I wrote:
Am I the only person who finds it odd that Christie was loaning large sums to his "subordinate"? I'd like to hear more about the relationship between Christie and Michele Brown. This seems very shady -- and shady in that, "there has to be more going on here" way.
Apparently, a lot of people are interested in this situation. So much so, that the subordinate in question, Michelle Brown, quit her job today:
The federal prosecutor at the center of the controversy over a loan made by New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie has resigned.
In her resignation letter dated today, Michele Brown, the acting first assistant U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, said it has been an "honor and privilege" to serve, but she does not want to be "a distraction" for the office.
I think she's already a "distraction." Something tells me that we haven't heard the last of this controversy. Keep in mind, both Christie and Brown were federal prosecutors when this loan transpired. From what I've gleaned, it's rather unprecedented for a U.S. Attorney to loan a staffer almost $50,000 -- and, then not report it as required by law. So, yeah, it's a distraction and will be until all the questions are answered.
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