Christie says Trump kept classified docs because ‘he wants to pretend he’s still president’
Christie says Trump kept classified docs because ‘he wants to pretend he’s still president’
Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Thursday that he believes former President Trump kept classified documents after leaving the White House because…
Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Thursday that he believes former President Trump kept classified documents after leaving the White House because “he wants to pretend he’s still president.” “I think it was purely ego,” Christie told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think, Jake, he could not and still cannot…
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And what sounds like infighting or a slight is in fact defense, Christie towing more line yet again. Trump and Co knew the value of those documents. Those were bargaining pieces to take with him on his way out, as he was losing power and his access to more documents. "Pretending he's still president", yeah, like the time he withheld support to Ukraine in exchange for investigation of his opponent! Holding on to top secret documents wasn't for ego, it was for favors. DJT thought those documents might be get-out-of-jail-free cards. The irony being they may now cost him jail time.