New Jersey’s George Norcross flexes clout with governors even under indictment

Chris Christie, who signed the tax credits into law that is a key part of the Norcross indictment and is one of his closest allies, said he “would’ve never brought an indictment like this” when he was the state’s U.S. attorney. “I think my fellow governors would agree with me — there’s only one guy in this state that could pull this group together,” Murphy said of Norcross. “Attempts by the Defendants and others — apparently even including a former Governor and United States Attorney — to attack the work of career prosecutors in order to litigate this case in the press and taint the jury pool will not be ignored.” Norcross critics contrasted the hospital event with the recent court hearing where Norcross’ attorneys argued to dismiss the charges, which a state judge is currently considering. Watching five governors share the stage with George Norcross, less than a week after he was in court for racketeering, tells you everything you need to know about what’s wrong with our state’s political system,” said Antoinette Miles, state director of the left-leaning New Jersey Working Families Party.