One of Chris Christie’s top political advisers revealed that he is considering formation of a federal political action committee because of the extraordinary interest in the New Jersey governor…
The newspaper reported that Palatucci was referring to a presidential exploratory committee, but in a statement to POLITICO shortly after publication of this article, Palatucci clarified that he was merely referring to a federal PAC — so-called leadership PACs that politicians use to raise money and contribute to other candidates.
“I never said nor did I intend to imply that I or anyone else was considering an exploratory committee,” he said in the statement. “I was musing about creating a federal committee and this local reporter took it upon herself to think that meant an exploratory committee, not knowing the difference or what that would mean.”
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