Dawn Zimmer shared supporting documents including her journal. N.J. mayor huddles with prosecutors

A Democratic mayor said she met with the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey on Sunday about allegations that Gov. Chris Christie’s administration withheld hurricane recovery funds in a dispute over the pace of a redevelopment project in the mayor’s city.

The meeting was at the request of the U.S. Attorney’s office, said the mayor, Dawn Zimmer of Hoboken. It comes after the office said earlier this month it is taking a preliminary look into the so-called “Bridgegate” controversy dogging Christie, a Republican and potential 2016 presidential candidate.


The mayor shared supporting documents including her journal at the meeting, she said in a statement published by MSNBC. The network is where the mayor first aired her claims on Saturday.

“As they pursue this investigation, I will provide any requested information and testify under oath about the facts of what happened when the Lieutenant Governor came to Hoboken and told me that Sandy aid would be contingent on moving forward with a private development project,” Zimmer said in the statement.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s office declined to confirm the meeting.

“Our office doesn’t make a habit of discussing whom we do or don’t meet with,” said the spokeswoman, Rebekah Carmichael, in an email.

Christie’s office has denied the mayor’s claims, with spokesman Colin Reed saying in a statement Sunday that “Hoboken has in no way lost out on relief funds.” The spokesman also assailed MSNBC for airing the report on Saturday, calling it in a statement “a partisan network that has been openly hostile to Governor Christie and almost gleeful in their efforts attacking him.”

The network has said it stands by the report.