Christie: Politics protect GM execs from prosecution

[jpd80]

David Shepardson and Melissa Nann Burke,

The Detroit News 10:05 p.m. EDT October 28, 2015

 

 

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the Obama administration didn’t bring criminal charges against

employees at General Motors that were responsible for a deadly ignition switch defect linked to 124

deaths because of politics.

 

At a CNBC-moderated Republican presidential debate, Christie — a former U.S. attorney — was asked

if he would have prosecuted GM employees if he had overseen the investigation. He said he would have

and said he would have sent them to jail.

 

“This Justice Department under this president has been a political Justice Department,” Christie said.

“They like General Motors, so they give them a pass. They don't like someone else like (Retired Gen.)

David Petraeus. They prosecute them and sent a decorated general to disgrace.”

 

In September, GM was charged by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara with two felonies and

agreed to pay $900 million fine and to three years of oversight by a federal monitor.

 

GM spokesman Jim Cain on Wednesday declined to comment on Christie’s remarks.

 

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[fuzzymoomoo]

You know what, on second thought, no.

 

I'm not going down this road. I've been pissed off enough in the past 36 hours.

Edited October 29, 2015 by fuzzymoomoo

[jpd80]

Mods, if this topic is too political I'm happy for it to be moved elsewhere or closed at your discretion.

[Ford MKZ]

Yeah and CC should have to pay for bilking the state pension fund and not paying it back. They are all crooks.