Why Trump Didn’t Tap Christie As AG: He’d ‘Prosecute My Own Kids’

[brian512]

@druid800

We’re living in a world where the bar is so low that “even someone as dumb as Christie could see how much of a criminal enterprise my family is” is a disqualifying factor. Where does that leave Barr?

Barr is well below the bar, and should be disbarred.

[tomanjeri]

“Because that guy would prosecute my own kids and not think twice about it.”

The next follow up questions to any number of Trump people should be why is Trump worried about his kids being prosecuted, what have they done and if nothing, then why is he worried.

[filmknight]

Is this the new “… but I didn’t enhale…” excuse?

[clemmers]

@schmed

Reminds me of the guy who sniffs a carton of sour milk, wrinkles his nose and says, “gee, this smells really bad!” Then he returns the carton to the refrigerator with the observation, “maybe it’ll be better tomorrow!”

Or, takes a big glug and forces it down, THEN returns it to the refrigerator.

[rbsexton]

Trump thinks his kids have committed crimes. Good to know.

[clemmers]

@henk

an honest person with honest children would never have even considered whether or not their attorney general would “go after” them or their spawn.

Yeah, pretty revealing, isn’t it?

[mrf]

Epstein, Dershowitz etc. they’re worse than characters in a Philip Roth novel.

[trnc]

@schmed

Reminds me of the guy who sniffs a carton of sour milk, wrinkles his nose and says, “gee, this smells really bad!” Then he returns the carton to the refrigerator with the observation, “maybe it’ll be better tomorrow!”

Assuming the sniff and nose wrinkle are staged for the press, yes. DT’s goals are CC’s goals.

[skeeveskeeve]

You have to give Trump credit for having the foresight to preemptively obstruct justice before his administration even started.

[chelsea530]

@rucleare

(Thank heavens for the return of the emojii)

[dommyluc]

Here’s a few other descriptions of Trump’s “inner circle” that Kristie Kreme forgot:

[irasdad]

@callmeeric

Christie describes Trump’s inner circle as “amateurs, grifters, weaklings, convicted and unconvicted felons.” However, the ex-governor has said he plans on voting for Trump in 2020 anyway.

Christie often speaks fondly of his late Sicilian mother, and cites her as his “moral compass”.

[dommyluc]

“Portnoy’s Compliant”, Philip Roth’s unpublished political novel.

[hummus_neanderthalensis]

The (alleged) Trump quote:

Because that guy would prosecute my own kids and not think twice about it.

Ms. Cabrera’s interpretation:

He was reportedly worried about Christie going after his adult children.

If Trump had said, “He’s the kind of guy who’d run over your dog and never think twice about it” would you interpret that as Trump’s fearing that Christie is a dedicated doggy murderer?

[dommyluc]

LOL! That reminds me of a joke that Garry Shandling once told:

“Honey, I think the sour cream went good!”

[chelsea530]

Charles P. Pierce (CharlesPPierce)

[old_curmudgeon]

An honest AG? Whoever heard of such a thing!

[dommyluc]

Well, everyone knows if you leave your underwear on, you can’t do anything at all!

“An old Russian woman”. Compared to the preference of Epstein and his associates, that would make her about 17.

[hoagie]

Not while I am eating my lunch, please!

[demyankee]

@skeeveskeeve

You have to give Trump credit for having the foresight to preemptively obstruct justice before his administration even started.

Well, Christie did have a track record, having prosecuted Kushner pere right into the slam. But I’m sure Jared didn’t provide any “advice” in the matter.