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Judi Lynn

(160,684 posts)
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:17 AM Jan 2019

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

Source: Guardian

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.

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

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Chris Christie accuses Jared Kushner of political 'hit job' in explosive new book (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2019 OP
There just isn't any honor among liars. Two of the biggest liars are lying? olegramps Jan 2019 #1
Everyone knew it was Kushner behind his dismissal .. CatMor Jan 2019 #2
Also PatSeg Jan 2019 #9
Good point. CatMor Jan 2019 #13
Yeah, Christie, who I hate, is his own man and... machoneman Jan 2019 #14
Christie is crap padah513 Jan 2019 #15
oh yeah! NJCher Jan 2019 #16
+1000 Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #20
It would have been really entertaining PatSeg Jan 2019 #18
My solution to this hotrod0808 Jan 2019 #3
Imagine Christie and tRump Scarsdale Jan 2019 #6
Maybe even more qualified! After all, jughead is Harvard educated not fooled Jan 2019 #11
Christie would never make it back to the contest NJCher Jan 2019 #17
Excellent idea. Only a nude cage match will do. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #12
they could do a sumo. oldlibdem Jan 2019 #21
Oh. I thought the book was going to be called They_Live Jan 2019 #4
I think Ron Howard d_r Jan 2019 #5
The "enormous shit storm" in Scarsdale Jan 2019 #7
It never ceases to amaze me how it is Wash. state Desk Jet Jan 2019 #8
Visual not fooled Jan 2019 #10
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2019 #19

NJCher

(35,837 posts)
16. oh yeah!
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 12:35 PM
Jan 2019

Doesn't everyone remember how he kowtowed to Trump while he was his staffing manager? Totally. Complete and total ass kisser.

Knows how to grovel with the best of the sycophants.

PatSeg

(47,772 posts)
18. It would have been really entertaining
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 12:55 PM
Jan 2019

to see those two personalities at odds with one another in the White House, though Christie did end up kissing Trump's ass during the campaign. I just wonder how long he could have sustained it if he was VP. He is as big a jerk as Trump, but he's a lot smarter.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
6. Imagine Christie and tRump
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:53 AM
Jan 2019

in an eating contest? Christie would have to take breaks to go for more fast food!! Kushner has more responsibilities than tRump. He is just as "qualified" for all those positions as daddy tRump is for the presidency.

NJCher

(35,837 posts)
17. Christie would never make it back to the contest
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 12:47 PM
Jan 2019

from his breaks to get more fast food because he has to verbally abuse constituents every step of the way. Remember when he was at the baseball game, getting nachos, and he got into a yelling exchange with a citizen?

Christie is the prototype for "no peace." When he was governor, everywhere he went there were protesters. I know because I was often in the group of protesters.

Even now, I am helping to pick up the pieces of his miserable term as governor as I work on union committees that are trying to restore the rights he was able to take away from us. Just yesterday I was at one of those meetings.

But, boys and girls, there is a silver lining to the cloud that is Christie. People hated him so much they elected the most progressive governor in the whole U.S.

I cannot tell you what a relief it is to wake up and know Phil Murphy is in charge. Not perfect, but 98% there.



Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
12. Excellent idea. Only a nude cage match will do.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 11:40 AM
Jan 2019

Two go in. Only one comes out.

My prediction is that Christie would bear hug Kushner and smother him between his breasts.

d_r

(6,907 posts)
5. I think Ron Howard
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:48 AM
Jan 2019

wrote this paragraph:

He does, however, contend that Kushner misjudged two Russia-related firings: that of Flynn in February 2017 and most famously that of the FBI director James Comey in May the same year. According to Christie, Kushner thought firing Flynn would end talk of links between the Trump campaign and Russia – it did not – and that firing Comey would not provoke “an enormous shit-storm” in Washington. It did.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
7. The "enormous shit storm" in
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:55 AM
Jan 2019

Washington is still ensconced in the WH. An enormous orange shit storm.

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
8. It never ceases to amaze me how it is
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 11:01 AM
Jan 2019

those of a type find ways to put themselves above themselves to call out, accuse,direct or shift blame into others as though they themselves are completely innocent, free of guilt, never in the wrong. In this case the slob bluntly throws it out there (political hit job) . Right, so whats a bridge.

He will know and experience first hand what it all comes down to when it is Finished.

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