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Gov. Christie Critical of NYPD Surveillance Secrecy - Gov. Chris Christie - Fox Nation

Gov. Christie Critical of NYPD Surveillance Secrecy - Gov. Chris Christie - Fox Nation

Gov. Christie Critical of NYPD Surveillance Secrecy

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By BETH DeFALCO, Associated Press – 9 hours ago

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sharply criticized the New York Police Department on Wednesday for not informing federal law enforcement agencies — at least to his knowledge — about their secret surveillance of Muslims in Newark.
Christie has said he doesn't recall being briefed about the spying in 2007, while he was the state's top federal prosecutor.
Speaking Wednesday night on Townsquare Media's "Ask the Governor" radio program, the governor said the Department of Justice's Joint Terrorism Task Force should have been advised. He questioned whether the NYPD's secrecy was "born out of arrogance or paranoia."
"I know they think they their jurisdiction is the world. Their jurisdiction is New York City," Christie said, adding: "My concern is this kind of affectation that the NYPD seems to have that they are the masters of the universe."
Christie's comments come in response to a series of stories by The Associated Press that detailed the monitoring or recommended surveillance of Muslims in New York and surrounding states, including New Jersey and Connecticut, by the NYPD.
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  • onshidesigns 9 hours ago

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    Mr. Speaker: I rise today to introduce a very simple piece of
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    Mr. Speaker, of course I recognize how critical it is that we
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  • ebtek 1 day ago

    NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW...........and that includes ALL those not following the Constitution !
    NYC is a fine city, but Government (inclusive) seems to have gone amuck, believing they can do whatever they want........up to and including spying on people.
    I'm in favor of the Patriot Act, but watching government officials bend and twist it to their convenience is OBNOXIOUS !

  • metfan0630 1 day ago

    ghoststory....it happens all the time....cops from NJ routinely tail people across the river into Manhattan....and Christie's beef is not that HE wasn't informed, but that the FBI wasn't informed. The FBI wouldn't tell the NYPD if their pants were on fire, so why should the NYPD have to report to them. That relationship cuts both ways. As long as the FBI cuts local law enforcement out of the loop, the locals are going to do what they have to do....

  • ghoststory 1 day ago

    Wonder how the NYPD would feel about New Jersey coming onto their turf without a courtesy call?

  • pesky_facts 1 day ago

    Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains?

  • auggie_samantha 1 day ago

    In a way I think thats a good thing surveillancing the terr or ists in secrecy.

  • Thats not the point. The point is the NYPD overstepping it's authority. By your response, you wouldn't care if a foreign police agency was secretly watching you.

  • What about surveilling YOU in secret? Today them ... tomorrow you.

  • stanfox 1 day ago

    Whats' Christie thinking? I support the NYPD on this. Conservatives love him, because he yells at the teacher's union, but he is pretty liberal aside from that.

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