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Legal issues for Gov. Chris Christie.
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This may turn into much more than just a political scandal. the blockage of bridge traffic as a possible act of partisan political revenge has put New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the middle of a serious legal matter. Things are getting difficult for the Republican presidential hopeful, as the state assembly plans to post online 907 pages of documents related to the case Friday. State lawmakers will certainly continue to investigate the situation through further interviews and questioning as well as examination of documents. For nearly two hours the high-profile governor answered questions from journalists, divulging many details. If any of his answers prove to be false, experts say Christie could get dragged into civil and criminal lawsuits. The legislative inquiry into the alleged misdeeds that led to the traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge is just beginning.
In Other News • For the first time ever, more than half of current members of Congress are millionaires, according to a new report from the non-profit Center for Responsive Politics. Among the 534 current members of Congress, at least 268 had an average net worth of $1 million or more for 2012, the CRP said, citing disclosure forms filed last year. A year ago, the total stood at 257 members, or about 48%. • In a case this week out of Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina, one officer responded by firing his gun, killing 18-year-old Keith Vidal, who was mentally ill. The question has been raised…was deadly force the only option? • The mother of an Omaha toddler is defending her son after he unleashed a slew of obscenities in an online video that has gone viral. In the video, the diapered boy is taunted and cursed at by adults, who coax him into using crude words. The African-American toddler knocks down a chair and responds to some of the comments with a middle finger salute. The adults laugh, prompting him to unleash more obscenities at them. The mother, who is 16, responded by saying, "He had a clean diaper, the house was clean and…kids curse, every kid does it.“ She went on to say, "He's a smart little boy. All that cussing that he did, he doesn't do that. Somebody told him to do that. My son doesn't do that. I don't allow it.” She said a friend of her brother filmed the video while she was in another room. The police union in Omaha, Nebraska, posted the clip on its website to highlight what it called the "cycle of violence and thuggery" the community faces. The Omaha Police Officers' Association is under fire from the city's police chief, the ACLU and at least one community leader. They say the move needlessly antagonizes minority communities. Sgt. John Wells, the union's president, said the video was "disturbing" and "offensive.” “The focus here isn't on any particular ethnic group. The focus here is on the troubling behavior toward this child," Wells said. "This behavior is going to potentially lead this child down a path that is completely unhealthy.“ • A lightning strike killed three people on a beach in Argentina Thursday and injured 22 others. • A volcanic eruption in Indonesia that has displaced more than 22,000 people is intensifying. Mount Sinabung, which began spewing gas in September after a three-year slumber, has erupted over 220 times this week. • Lindsay Lohan now has a reality show. Lindsay, will premiere on the network March 9. • Russian authorities are investigating six suspicious deaths and at least one car explosion this week about 150 miles from the site of next month's Winter Olympics.
