L4sBotJul 7, 2023

Christie says Trump kept classified docs because ‘he wants to pretend he’s still president’

https://lemmy.world/post/1123366

Christie says Trump kept classified docs because ‘he wants to pretend he’s still president’ - Lemmy.world

Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ® said Thursday that he believes former President Trump kept classified documents after leaving the White House because “he wants to pretend he’s still president.” “I think it was purely ego,” Christie told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think, Jake, he could not and still cannot…

Show threaddd97843
This take lets TFG off the hook for charges of treason and espionage. I don’t buy it.
Jul 7, 2023 at 4:50amWeb
Show threadBrooklynManJul 7, 2023
Christie is still a Republican, just an old-school one. he knows how to pull his punches, unlike MTG who just paid the price for her lack of decorum, at last.
Show threadstyle99Jul 7, 2023
He said it was "ego," not that he was delusional. TFG knows he isn't president, but he wants the papers to make others think that he is.
Show threadGreenBottlesJul 7, 2023
no, he still violated the espionage act, that’s a fact