multiple times against, and it's a broadly worded statute about misusing government power. and that's probably the statute that most directly applies here. the question is who is going to prosecute the case. if the u.s. attorney paul fishman doesn't bring criminal charges because he has a hard time finding a federal statute, what he would like to do is refer to it to new jersey attorney general's office. as it happens -- >> doesn't the federal government regulate interstate commerce? >> yes. >> it can. that's what patrick foye originally suggested, the bridge act. people who looked at the statute says it talks about extortion and other things that may not apply in this case. remember, we don't know all the facts. >> so you get to the state law. so you get to the state law. the attorney general is in new jersey is appointed by the governor. he reports directly to the governor. it's not an elected position like it is in most other states. right now there isn't even a -- there is only an acting attorney general. the guy who christie had