The Republican primary is certain to focus on Trump vs. not-Trump, and former NJ Gov. Chris Christie — an ally of former President Trump's for years — 'wants to be the Trump slayer in this campaign,' according to a Republican strategist.
His political troubles began two months after his re-election, in January 2014, with a bombshell email that was released about a mysterious traffic jam at the George Washington Bridge.
That kicked off a full-blown scandal dubbed “Bridgegate,” which dominated the news in New Jersey right up to the 2016 presidential election. The state. Federal prosecutors eventually indicted Kelly and Baroni, and Wilstein pleaded guilty to fraud and civil rights charges. Still, during Christie’s first run for president, it wasn’t evident that the Bridgegate scandal hurt him.
Christie’s unrelenting taunts and sharp criticism in the 2016 Republican primary debates helped take down Sen. Marco Rubio . Now, he hopes to aim those same prosecutorial talents at Trump – arguing he’s unsuitable for the presidency and won't be electable in a general election against Joe Biden, Hoffman said.
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