Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:28 pm
A bad day for Chris Christie has gotten even worse as the New Jersey Governor has been reported to the Department of Justice for violations of the Voting Rights Act.
The Democratic Coalition Against Trump announced the filing with the DoJ via a statement:
The Democratic Coalition Against Trump reported New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division for violating the Voting Rights Act on Friday morning. In August of this year, Governor Christie vetoed a bill that would have automated the voter registration system in the state of New Jersey. The bill had widespread bipartisan support in the legislature and received only one “no vote†according to The Brennan Center.
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“Chris Christie is playing it fast and loose with his use of power, and has been for some time now,†said Scott Dworkin, Senior Advisor to the Democratic Coalition. “Just today, two of his aides were found guilty of all charges brought against them for ‘Bridgegate.’ We shouldn’t be surprised that Christie was also trying to suppress voter turnout for his good buddy Donald Trump, it fits his M.O. perfectly.â€
Christie vetoed the bill in spite of the fact that only one person voted against it in the entire New Jersey state legislature. Chris Christie alone decided that New Jersey voters didn’t need an easier way to register to vote. The report alleges that Gov. Christie abused his executive powers, and violated the Voting Rights Act when he vetoed the bill.
Chris Christie is the head of Donald Trump’s transition team and has been gunning for a job in a potential Trump administration since the moment that he quit the Republican presidential race. Christie is under investigation for abuse of power related to the Bridgegate scandal. If Gov. Christie were to be charged and convicted of an abuse of power charge, he could face a ten-year prison term under New Jersey state law.
Christie has a lot of problems, and he may have made them even worse by trying to help his pal, Donald Trump.
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