Christie Exaggerates Role in Fighting Terrorism

New York Times: “A close examination of Mr. Christie’s record as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor from 2002 to 2008 shows that he did acquire greater counterterrorism experience than his current rivals. But it also shows that he has, at times, overstated the significance of the terrorism prosecutions he oversaw — he has called them ‘two of the biggest terrorism cases in the world’ — and appears to have exaggerated his personal role in obtaining court permission for surveillance of terrorism suspects.”