Chris Christie accuses Jared Kushner of political 'hit job' in explosive new book

[DonViejo]

Exclusive: ex-New Jersey governor, who had prosecuted Kushner’s father, was sacked as head of Trump’s transition team

Ed Pilkington and Martin Pengelly in New York

Tue 15 Jan 2019 08.52 EST

Chris Christie, who was ousted as chairman of Donald Trump’s White House transition team in 2016, has written a blistering attack on Jared Kushner, whom he accuses of having carried out a political “hit job” on him as an act of revenge for prosecuting his father, Charles Kushner, a decade ago.

In his soon to be published book, Let Me Finish, Christie unleashes both barrels on Trump’s son-in-law, who remains a senior White House adviser with responsibilities for Middle Eastern peace, sentencing reform and “American Innovation”.

Christie blames this key player in the president’s inner circle for his ignominious dismissal shortly after Trump’s election victory in November 2016. Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, writes that Kushner’s role in his sacking was confirmed to him by Steve Bannon, Trump’s campaign chief, in real time.

As Bannon was carrying out the firing, at Trump Tower in New York, Christie forced him to tell him who was really behind the dismissal by threatening to go to the media and point the finger at Bannon instead.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/15/chris-christie-book-jared-kushner-accusations-hit-job

[nolabear]

1. The worm turns.

[malaise]

4. There's no honor among

thieves - butter please

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. Poor widdle Christie!

They're all vipers!

[zipplewrath]

3. Guess Christie has given up

I guess he's given up any hope of the AG job.

[FakeNoose]

6. I'll bet he's glad he didn't get it

Look at how Jeff Sessions was treated. If Christie had been chosen as AG he would have have had to recuse himself also. He worked on the campaign for several months and must have known at least some of what they were doing. Maybe not colluding himself, but I'll bet he knew about the Russian collusion and the dark money. Christie would have been in the same boat as ol' Jeffy-boy.

[JohnnyLib2]

5. He answers the question, "why are Trump's ties so long."

Gotta count for something...….

[Achilleaze]

7. "Heh, heh. What did you expect from a fellow republican." - JarJar K. (R)

"Stop whining, Christy, you big blubbery republican. You know what republicans are like. Play with other corrupt and treasonous republican assholes, and you get shit all over. Ha ha. So screw you. Ha ha." - JarJar K. (R).

[Laxman]

8. Christie Releasing A Book....

means it's time to roll this out again. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10024395877 I'm sure there isn't much about these little issues from his time in public life. I'm sure the whole "Trump thinks I'm fat" and "the guy who's dad I put in jail screwed me" are all very entertaining. As much as Christie looks like a boy scout compared to Trump, never forget that he isn't. He hasn't been a guest in Jerry Jones' box for playoff games since he left office. You think that might be because Christie can't steer multi-million dollar contracts his way anymore or is it because they weren't really "friends" in the first place?

[think4yourself]

9. Don't tell me he's running in 2020

Is that what this book is about?

[leftynyc]

10. Need to know if Christie

signed an NDA before I'd believe one word of this. According to the guardian article, donnie himself comes off as simply the victim of other people's choices - I want to know if that's because Christie is not allowed to tell otherwise.

[Johonny]

12. He should feel lucky. He won't end up in jail like the rest of them.