We Have The Reports, You Decide
Over the next 20 days, ex-U.S. Atty Chris Christie (R) is traveling to NJ communities deemed "hardest hit" by "Corzine taxes." But as the ex-prosecutor visits places like Edison, Belleville, New Brunswick and Kearny, it might be his past trips to Orlando, Boston, Las Vegas and London that continue to make news.
The Corzine camp forwarded On Call copies of Christie's expense reports -- which it obtained through a FOIA request -- for his trips to those aforementioned locales. For good measure, Corzine aides included the reports of ex-acting first assistant U.S. Atty Michele Brown, who accompanied Christie on some of his globetrotting. The Corzine camp characterizes these trips as self-indulgence on taxpayers' money, but here's a rough break down, including links to the PDFs of the reports:
Christie:
Orlando-Disney World (2/26/06-3/1/06): $783
Chicago-Indianapolis-Boston (10/14-10/17/07): $2.8K
Las Vegas (1/3-1/5/08): $1.3K
London (8/3-8/8/08): $4.7K
Brown:
Chicago-Indianapolis-Boston (10/14-10/17/07): $1.7K
Las Vegas (1/3-1/5/08): $1.3K
London (8/3-8/8/08): $4.1K
The Christie camp said it is preparing a statement on the reports. Earlier, Christie told the AP that he stayed in more expensive hotels "only when cheaper ones weren't available."
"We always went for government rates first," he said. "I don't think there were a lot of stays in five-star hotels over seven years."
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