“Who the fuck do you think you are calling me a fat fuck? I’m the fucking governor of this state.”
— Gov. Chris Christie, quoted by the Asbury Park Press, to a New Jersey official who recounted the phone call in the Bridgegate trial.
Christie Helping Trump Prepare for Next Debate
Sources tell NBC News that Gov. Chris Christie is taking on an expanded role in the debate prep.
“That makes sense, given his unique strengths in the town hall format; Christie racked up dozens of them when he decamped to New Hampshire during his primary run.”
First Read: “RNC chair Reince Priebus is also helping to honcho these prep sessions, which are ‘significantly smaller’ than they used to be. Who’s missing? Gen. Mike Flynn, for one, along with Gen. Keith Kellogg, who have been sidelined to try and keep Trump focused.”
Christie Planned to Trade 9/11 Artifacts for Endorsements
“Fourteen months before Chris Christie was up for re-election as governor of New Jersey, officials in his administration were already discussing his 2016 bid for the White House,” the New York Times reports.
“And they saw the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and its resources — money, jobs, symbolic artifacts from the wreckage of the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks — as assets that could be traded for endorsements and support in both campaigns.”
Christie Knew of Scheme to Cause Traffic Problems
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) “knew that his close associates were involved in a plan to shut down lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge as it was happening and that the closings were intended to punish a local mayor for declining to support him, prosecutors said on Monday,” the New York Times reports.
“The prosecutors made the assertion during opening statements in the trial of two former Christie administration officials charged with closing the lanes in 2013 and then covering it up.”
‘Time for Some Traffic Problems’
With the trial of two key allies of Gov. Chris Christie set to begin — and last for six weeks — the Wall Street Journal offers a readers’ guide to the trial based on conversations with defense attorneys and former federal prosecutors experienced in public-corruption cases.
Christie’s Personal Email Can Be Searched
Gov. Chris Christie’s “personal email must be searched — or he must prove that it already has been — to comply with the state’s open-records law, a Superior Court judge has ruled,” the Bergen Record reports.
What Really Happened at Trump’s Intelligence Briefing
“As U.S. officials cast doubt on Donald Trump’s claim he read the ‘body language’ of intelligence officials at a recent briefing, NBC News has learned exclusive details of what unfolded in the room — one of Trump’s advisers repeatedly interrupted the briefers until Chris Christie intervened.”
“U.S. official pointed out that intelligence officers don’t give policy advice, so it would be inaccurate to say that Obama failed to follow the advice of the intelligence community. A second U.S. official said analysts are trained not to allow their body language to betray their thinking. Meanwhile, four people with knowledge of the matter told NBC News that one of the advisers Trump brought to the briefing, retired general Mike Flynn, repeatedly interrupted the briefing with pointed questions.”
“Two sources said Christie, the New Jersey governor and Trump adviser, verbally restrained Flynn — one saying Christie said, ‘Shut up,’ the other reporting he said, ‘Calm down.’ Two other sources said Christie touched Flynn’s arm in an effort get him to calm down and let the officials continue.”
All Eyes on Christie as Bridgegate Trial Begins
New York Times: “The trial in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, which is scheduled to open on Thursday with jury selection, will play out like a documentary on the rise and fall of Mr. Christie’s presidential ambitions, a tell-all tale of how he and his aides built his administration and his 2013 re-election campaign with an eye to winning the White House, then scrambled to contain the damage as inquiries into the lane closings began to wreck those hopes.”
“Mr. Christie has not been charged. But he will loom large in the story laid out by both sides in the courtroom. The governor is expected to be on a list of people who federal prosecutors say knew about the scheme to create gridlock in order to to punish a mayor who had declined to endorse him.”
Ex-Aide Says Christie Lied About Bridgegate
A former aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said the governor “flat out lied” about his knowledge of his administration’s involvement in the George Washington Bridge lane closures, the Bergen County Record reports.
Christina Renna, who worked under deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly, texted during a press conference: “Are you listening? He just flat out lied about senior staff and (former deputy chief of staff Bill) Stepien not being involved.”
She added: “It could be bad.”
Christie Says Criticism of Khan Family Is Wrong
In an unusual break with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Gov. Chris Christie (R) said that criticism of Khizr and Ghazala Khan is “inappropriate,” Politico reports.
Said Christie: “I didn’t see Mr. Khan’s speech at the DNC but I’ll just say this: I’m a father and I just cannot imagine the pain of losing a child under any circumstances.”
Cruz Campaign Manager Slams Christie
Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign manager responded to Gov. Chris Christie’s criticism of Cruz’s convention speech, saying that the New Jersey governor had “turned over his political testicles long ago.”
Said Jeff Roe said on the Chris Stigall Show: “That guy turned over his political testicles long ago. So I don’t take what he has to say with any meaning. You know, he embarrassed himself pretty quickly in this.”
Christie Defends Melania Trump Over Plagiarism
Gov. Chris Christie defended Melania Trump against charges of plagiarism on the Today Show pointing out that “93 percent of the speech is completely different.”
He added: “I know Melania. I think she worked very hard on that speech. A lot of what I heard last night sitting on the floor sounded very much like her and the way she speaks about Donald all the time.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“We don’t need another big mouth from Congress…What Donald needed was a partner who governed.”
— Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the Washington Post, apparently still very bitter about not being picked as Donald Trump’s running mate.
Christie Was ‘Livid’ at Not Being Picked
Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was overheard by the Weekly Standard in a Starbucks confirming that Gov. Chris Christie was “livid” at not being picked as Trump’s running mate.
Trump Nearly Picked Christie
Donald Trump nearly picked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as his running mate and wavered until the last minute before announcing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was his final choice, according to CNN.
New York Times: “In conversations late into the evening, Mr. Trump repeatedly hesitated over selecting Mr. Pence, according to people briefed on the tense deliberations, who insisted on anonymity to describe the confidential talks. Even as his emissaries reassured Mr. Pence, Mr. Trump fielded a last-ditch appeal from Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, another finalist, who once again pressed his own case.”
Christie Met With Trump Vetting Attorney
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) “remains on the short list in Donald Trump’s search for a running mate and privately met with the attorney leading the candidate’s vetting effort on Saturday,” the Washington Post reports.
“The session, which took place at an unknown location, was described by a third person, a Trump ally, as an informal interview that was the last part of Christie’s vetting. That person said that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Christie are now the favorites to be selected in the coming days by the presumptive Republican nominee, with Pence the more likely selection.”
Christie Unlikely to Be Picked
It is highly unlikely that Gov. Chris Christie will be Donald Trump’s running mate, sources tell the Newark Star Ledger.
“Instead, the sources said that former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is ‘the likely pick’ to be the tycoon’s choice for vice president. The sources, who have been privy to some of the selection process, have insisted on anonymity because they are not authorized to speak for the campaign.”
Where Is Christie’s Bridgegate Cell Phone?
Tom Moran: “When news broke that Gov. Chris Christie would emerge from his fortress to take questions from the press on Wednesday, I dropped everything and headed to Trenton. I had one question: What did he do with the cell phone that is now the most likely smoking gun linking him to the Bridgegate conspiracy?
“Christie said long ago that he gave it to his legal team, and never saw it again. But we learned last week that his legal team claimed in court papers that they gave it back. So where is it?”
“He wouldn’t answer. He ignored the shouted question, and took refuge in his inner office, where we pesky journalists couldn’t get to him.”
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