attorney general then moved in, before long the indictment against the sheriff s office was dismissed for what the state said were charges that sought to criminalize what it called simply bad management. well, there s no evidence that the governor himself ordered the dismissal of the charges. but the prosecutors who originally brought the case were fired. and one of them joins us now, bennett barlin has fought a lawsuit against the state of new jersey. also with us right now is michael powell who covered the story for the new york times. let me ask you, michael powell, thank you for joining us from the new york times. this story you ran was in october, and it s only now, given the fact that it s january and after all the stories about the bridge closing and the mayhem behind it, if you will, it fits. tell me what you think it tells you in itself about what happened. does it have a story of itself, or does it need to be appended to the larger bridge story? well, or you could argue
let me ask you, michael powell, thank you for joining us from the new york times. this story you ran was in october, and it s only now given the fact that it s january, and after all these stories about the bridge closing and the mayhem behind it, if you will, it fits. tell me what you think it tells you in itself about what happened. does visit a story itself, or does it need to be appended to the larger bridge story? well, or you could argue that the bridge story is part of this long kind of pattern of real hardball politics by the governor. and he has in any number of ways kind of played retribution politics. and thing, the hunterdon case is a real good example. and of course the george washington bridge is perhaps a spectacular example of the same. well, if you look at it in just cartoon terms, a governor s person gets indicted for 43 counts. he sends in his attorney general, or his attorney general jumps in, frees the person from indictment, exonerates them, and
christie. but christie s appointed attorney general then moved in, before long the indictment against the sheriff s office was dismissed for what the state said were charges that sought to criminalize what it called simply bad management. well, there s no evidence that the governor himself ordered the dismissal of the charges. but the prosecutors who origi l originally brought the case were fired. and one of them joins us now, bennett barlin has fought a lawsuit against the state of new jersey. also with us right now is michael powell who covered the story for the new york times. let me ask you, michael powell, thank you for joining us from the new york times. this story you ran was in october, and it s only now, given the fact that it s january and after all the stories about the bridge closing and the mayhem behind it, if you will, it fits. tell me what you think it tells you in itself about what happened. does it have a story of itself, or does it need to be appended to the larg