Christie Claims Kushner Carried Out ‘Hit Job’ On Him Over Past Grudge

US President Donald Trump speaks as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (C) and senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) look on during a meeting about opioid and drug abuse in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washingto... US President Donald Trump speaks as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (C) and senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) look on during a meeting about opioid and drug abuse in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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As the former U.S. attorney who put White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s father in prison in 2005, Chris Christie believes Kushner held a grudge against him and thwarted the former New Jersey governor from successfully fulfilling any roles within the Trump administration.

According to a report on Christie’s new book, “Let Me Finish,” in the Guardian, Christie outlines several instances in which Kushner allegedly stonewalled Christie’s political mobility in Trump’s campaign, transition team and administration. Christie refers to Kushner’s alleged actions as a political “hit job.”

Shortly after Christie was appointed to head Trump’s White House transition team, he was fired by former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who did so at Kushner’s behest, Christie reportedly writes.

“Steve Bannon … made clear to me that one person and one person only was responsible for the faceless execution that Steve was now attempting to carry out. Jared Kushner, still apparently seething over events that had occurred a decade ago,” he wrote, according to the Guardian, referencing Christie’s role in Kushner’s father, Charlie Kushner’s prosecution for witness tampering and tax evasion.

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  1. Well you did lock his father up…

  2. I dislike Christie. I dislike Kushner. Which one do I dislike the most? Choices, choices.

  3. Ummmmm…does the word “bridge” also make you think of a hit job, Krispy??

    ‘Cause that was over a grudge too.

    Turnaround is fair play, as the saying goes.

    Dickhead.

  4. Avatar for johnrm johnrm says:

    Well…there was this…karma queen

    Gov. Chris Christie’s trip to a closed state beach during the state government shutdown didn’t go over well, according to a Monmouth University poll released Monday.

    Almost all respondents — 86 percent — saw the pictures. When asked to describe it, the most popular word New Jerseyans used was “disgusted,” at 7 percent, with “anger” and “disbelief” a close second. Other popular words: “Selfish,” “hypocrite” and “arrogant.” Less than 10 percent either said something positive or that they weren’t bothered by it.

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