I thought he was an intern.
After an exhaustive search of his immediate area, Gov. Phil Murphy has found his new state attorney general. The lucky fellow is 35-year-old Matt Platkin. Platkin may lack the extensive experience in criminal justice one might expect from the state’s highest law enforcement official but he has a different skill set valued by the governor. Platkin has been a trusted and loyal council to the governor throughout his first administration and the past campaign.
Platkin has yet to be confirmed but in one of his first acts as acting AG he dropkicked a corruption probe into the firing of a former Murphy health official, Christopher Neuwirth into the shadow realm. Neuwirth claims he was wrongly dismissed when he, at the height of the pandemic, refused to supply COVID tests to the family of Murphy’s chief of staff. Neuwirth made a deal that promised him a corruption probe and within a day of taking office,.
For a guy who fancies himself a sensible progressive, Murphy’s inner circle is awfully male and white. All indications are that Murphy is hoping to spin his relative success here in New Jersey onto the national stage. If he truly hopes to make that leap it might be helpful to have a few voices in the room willing to tell you no.
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