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Christie Says Trump Headed for Self-Inflicted Indictment

September 25, 2022 · 4:46 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said former President Trump is pushing himself toward a “self-inflicted indictment” with his combative public statements on his legal battle with the Justice Department, The Hill reports.

Said Christie: “The more you absolutely antagonize with nonsense arguments on television that your lawyers won’t make in court — because they’re afraid they’ll be sanctioned if they do because they have no evidence — you’re pushing yourself closer to a self-inflicted indictment.”

He added: “And I don’t want to see that happen just because I don’t think it’s good for our country, but he’s pushing himself in that direction.”

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