I don’t go and lay down,” Christie said in response to a question from New Jersey voter. Laura Oliverio/CNNĬhristie has cornered the market on Trump criticism in the GOP primary, but on Monday, he also attempted to sell his own candidacy to voters. “They’re playing political games with you,” Christie told the audience, arguing that his rivals were trying to stay close to Trump now in hopes of being able to compete for his supporters should he be forced out of the race.Ĭhristie speaks during the town hall. “This is all (Trump) saying … ‘I’m more important than the country,’” Christie said.Ĭhristie also slammed the other GOP primary candidates for either hedging or taking Trump’s side by attacking the Justice Department. Third, he said, was the simple fact that Trump is “voluntarily putting our country through this” – a reference to the fact that Trump was repeatedly asked by the government to return the sensitive documents long before the issue escalated to a legal matter. That trove is believed to include plans for war with Iran, details about US nuclear weapons and daily security briefings from his time in office.Īfter that, Christie pointed to the implication in the indictment that Trump lied and tried to involve his personal lawyer, who eventually ended up being made to turn over documents to prosecutors. Asked what he thought was the most damning part of the indictment, the former US attorney for the District of New Jersey said there was too much to choose from.įirst, Christie said, was the “nature of the documents” that Trump is accused of unlawfully retaining after leaving office.
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