Chris Christie skewers Trump for utilizing PAC cash on authorized charges: ‘Promote Trump Tower’

Chris Christie has some backhanded monetary recommendation for his one-time pal Donald Trump: promote Trump Tower.

The previous New Jersey governor blasted the GOP frontrunner over revelations his Tremendous PAC dipped into donor dollars to foot Trump’s legal expenses.

“Many of the cash that middle-class Individuals have given to him, he spent on his personal authorized charges,” Christie stated on CNBC’s “Squawk Field” Tuesday.

“I imply, this man’s a billionaire, and the way about go down the road — perhaps simply sells Trump Tower and pay for his authorized charges that means,” Christie continued. “Or perhaps promote the aircraft, he might do this, or one of many golf programs.”

Trump’s Save America PAC has shelled out over $20 million in authorized bills for the previous president and his allies, current filings for the primary half of the yr revealed.

A number of reports suggested the true determine is nearer to $40 million.

Save America PAC also spent some $108,000 to a French-born stylist who designed Melania Trump’s ivory white inaugural robe, through the first half of the yr, which Christie panned as “astonishing.”

Since leaping into the 2024 area, Christie, 60, has positioned himself as a proud Trump attack dog, unleashing a relentless stream of broadsides against the 77-year-old.

Trump, a well known rhetorical wrangler, has been uncharacteristically tame in response, largely coaching his verbal firepower on high-polling aspirants like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis instead.

He has, nonetheless, often savaged Christie in return, bashing him as a “slob” or poking fun at his weight.

Trump is staring down mounting authorized perils.

He has already been slapped with a 34-count indictment out of Manhattan over alleged hush money payments and a federal indictment for hoarding of classified documents, not too long ago bumped as much as 40 counts.

The previous president was hit with one more indictment Tuesday afternoon when particular counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with 4 counts in connection to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election after he was defeated by Joe Biden.

The previous president has denied wrongdoing and accused prosecutors of harboring deep political biases towards him.

Christie has been important of the primary indictment however indicated publicly he feels Trump could be in hassle with the second.

The 2 had been as soon as shut mates, relationship again to the previous governor’s days as US lawyer for the district of New Jersey within the early 2000s.

Trump thought of him for a number of Cupboard posts, however the pair’s rapport seems to have deteriorated since.

In the mean time, Christie is polling in a distant seventh place within the RealClearPolitics combination of polls, with Trump far forward.

Christie additionally mused that many donors craving for an alternative choice to Trump have but to decide on a GOP hopeful.

“I’m discovering is that a lot of the main donors are giving somewhat bit to individuals however as you possibly can see from the experiences that had been filed yesterday, however not going all in on anyone but, and I believe they’re nonetheless attempting to determine this race out,” he stated.