Christie's Camp vs. Hoboken Mayor: Untangling the Latest Scandal

If you believe the mayor of Hoboken, N.J., then members of New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie's administration threatened to withhold Hurricane Sandy relief money unless she approved a redevelopment plan favored by the governor. If you believe Christie's aides, then those accusations are not only categorically false, but baffling, ridiculous and offensive.

Who's telling the truth is anyone's guess, but it looks like one side is destined for an ugly flameout that will play out in public.

The latest scandal to befall Christie's team surfaced Saturday, when Hoboken's Democratic Mayor Dawn Zimmer went on MSNBC to say that Richard Constable, the governor's community affairs manager, and New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno had told her she needed to approve a redevelopment plan that the Garden State governor wanted and, if she didn't, her city wouldn't get the Hurricane Sandy aid Zimmer had requested Read more...