. . UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY, TEA PARTY : INDUSTRIES: PETROLEUM : DISASTERS: HURRICANES : UNITED STATES: STATES: NEW JERSEY : POLITICAL: PARTISANSHIP: Reluctant Investigators: Feds Hesitated to Probe Christie Administration . . Reluctant Investigators: Feds Hesitated to Probe Christie Administration By Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN updated 10:03 AM EST, Saturday January 25, 2014 http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/24/politics/christie-scandals-investigate/ . .(CNN) -- Justice Department inquiries into the dealings of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration, Sen. Robert Menendez and former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell represent the highest profile push in federal public corruption cases since the scandal surrounding lobbyist Jack Abramoff nearly a decade ago.
.The cases also present the department with a chance to prove it can do big and notoriously difficult public integrity cases after a series of embarrassments, including the prosecution of former Sen. John Edwards, who beat back corruption charges, and its initially successful prosecution of late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, which was dismissed because of prosecutor misconduct.
.New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman's preliminary inquiry into allegations of political strong-arm tactics by top Christie appointees so far hasn't established proof of a federal crime, according to two people familiar with the matter.
.Agents from the FBI's New Jersey field office are continuing to do "fact-finding" interviews before determining whether to formally open a full-blown investigation, those people said.
.A formal investigation can be launched if investigators find enough evidence to warrant additional investigative steps. So far, Fishman's office has sought subpoenas from Christie's reelection campaign and the New Jersey Republican State Committee, which the governor controls.
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