Christie: Giuliani ‘Dead Wrong’ That I’m Prepping Trump For Mueller Sit-Down

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, after he signed the presidential memorandum addressing the opioid crisis, in the East Room of the White House, on Thursday October 26th, 2017. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, after he signed the presidential memorandum addressing the opioid crisis, in the East Room of the White House, on Thursday October 26th... President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, after he signed the presidential memorandum addressing the opioid crisis, in the East Room of the White House, on Thursday October 26th, 2017. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) denied reports that he’s working with President Donald Trump’s legal team to help prepare the President for a potential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller.

In a tweet on Monday evening he called The Washington Post‘s report about the plans “dead wrong.”

While Christie was quick to shut down any suggestion that he was aiding the President in preparation for a possible sit-down with Mueller, it was Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani who told the Post that Christie would “be willing to do it as (a) volunteer.” Giuliani’s proposition wouldn’t be a long shot– Christie helped Trump prepare for debates during the 2016 campaign by pretending to be Hillary Clinton, according to the Post.

“I’d like to bring Chris Christie in,” he told The Post, adding that Christie is “willing to do it.” “(Trump) and Chris get along, and Chris is a lawyer, so you have attorney-client privilege.”

While it’s unclear whether Christie will agree to assist in training Trump for a special counsel interview, Trump’s legal team is struggling to keep the President focused during their own counseling sessions.

According to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to the Post, officials have been unsuccessful in their attempts to take a deep dive into potential subjects Mueller may broach because of Trump’s “anger about the probe,” per the Post.

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  1. any future story about Christie should probably be accompanied by the picture of him sunning himself on that closed beach. Government Largesse personified.

  2. The WaPo story tonight saying I have been asked to help prepare @realDonaldTrump for any interview with Bob Mueller is dead wrong. I have not been asked by anyone to do anything of the sort. The story is wrong.

    — Governor Christie (@GovChristie) June 5, 2018

    
       AP- July 17, 2018- Gov. Chris Christie today acknowledged that since early January of this year he has been helping prepare President Trump for his as yet to be agreed upon interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. 
        When asked to comment upon previous denials Christie had been tasked with helping prepare Trump, counsel to the President Rudy Giuliani said "Why is it you always presume Christie lied? It was a mistake, that's all, honest to God, a mistake. he didn't lie I tell you."
  3. that could be true, he volunteered his services (with a smirk at Jared, “look, who has the upper hand now !”)

  4. With these douchebags it always boils down to who is lying.
    Most times though, it appears they all are
    All of them Katy

  5. Stay angry Don. Don’t get any meaningful prep work done, the anger will be enough. Mueller will see how angry you are and he’ll back off. Really.

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