Christie readies to remain in N.J., 'no reason to believe' Trump job offer imminent

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ATLANTIC CITY — Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday calmly fired back at the political opponents and members of the press who have spent more than a week "prognosticating" about his future.

They should all calm down, he suggested.

Speaking for the first time to a large public audience since President-elect Donald Trump scored an Election Day victory, Christie reassured New Jerseyans he has every intention of finishing his second term in office.

"I am so thrilled to see all of my friends in the press here," Christie said at the annual New Jersey League of Municipalities conference in Atlantic City.

Read more: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/11/christie_atlantic_city_speech.html

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1. As long as svengali son-in-law Jared Kushner is whispering into El Douchebag's ear...

...Christie's fate is sealed: doorstop, errand boy and forced jester.

Early Trump-world lesson: Don't cross Jared Kushner - CNN.com

www.cnn.com/2016/11/16/opinions/jared-kushner-opinion-louis/


(CNN) The unceremonious removal of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as chairman of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team won't be the last power play by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a young businessman who is shaping up as one of the central figures of the new administration.

Kushner is far less well known than his wife, Ivanka Trump, but is clearly a force to be reckoned with, wielding tremendous influence behind the scenes.

It's widely assumed in political circles that the sacking of Christie was at least partly an act of personal payback by Kushner. Back in 2004, then-U.S. Attorney Christie convicted Kushner's father, Charles Kushner, on a variety of charges including tax evasion, witness tampering and making illegal campaign contributions.

The elder Kushner got the maximum sentence of two years in prison, in part because Christie wrote a tough memo calling Kushner's actions "fiendish." Jared Kushner regularly visited his father during the year he served behind bars -- and years later, reportedly helped kill Christie's chances of becoming Trump's vice-presidential running mate.

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