Posted on 11/09/2018 1:28:28 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reportedly being considered as a replacement for ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions, according to a report.
Sources close to the matter told CBS News on Thursday that Christie, a one-time presidential candidate, is part of a list that includes former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, outgoing Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, and former Attorney General William Barr, who served under President George H.W. Bush, CBS reported.
Another name said to be on the shortlist is that of Janice Rogers Brown, a retired federal appeals court judge who also served on the California Supreme Court and was a past colleague of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Sacramento Bee reported.
Two sources told CBS News that no decisions have been made yet and that the list could still grow.
Sessions resigned as attorney general Wednesday at the request of President Trump. The former U.S. senator from Alabama was once one of the president’s most loyal and trusted advisers before infuriating Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation.
Matthew Whitaker, chief of staff to Sessions, was named acting attorney general until a permanent replacement can be decided on.
Christie, a longtime friend of the president’s, endorsed Trump after dropping out of the 2016 presidential campaign. Christie also oversaw the transition process before Trump took office.
But their relationship has been complicated by the fact that Christie, while a U.S. attorney in New Jersey from 2002 to 2008, convinced real estate developer Charles Kushner to accept a plea deal on corruption charges in 2004. Kushner, now 64, is the father of the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Christie later served two terms as governor of New Jersey, from January 2010 to January 2018. He left the office because of the state's term-limit laws.
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I hope neither of those happen -- and I'm from South Carolina.
Christie would make a good Secretary..for whoever the AG is.
Get his coffee and take dictation.
Great point. never focus on Trump’s right hand, because the left one is the one pulling the strings. He is letting the demcrats tell him who not to appoint. Whoever they say is acceptable is the one you want to avoid at all cost.
Trump already had to fire him once when he brought lobbyists into the transition. Why would he ever hire him again?
NO! What we need is a HONEST PERSON.
Yes, I was only half-kidding. I could have said Gloria Alred but I’m not a glutton for punishment!
Christie CRIED when he talked to Bruce Springsteen on the phone!! OMG!
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That should cost him his man-card for life. No man card = democrat.
We do not ever need this man anywhere near a position of power. Trump would be making another Sessions-like move if he does this.
“Jeb Bush is the best selection for President”
No to Christie, and a thousand No's to Giuliani. Neither one of these crypto-liberals has the slightest interest in immigration law enforcement. I'd rather we just keep Whittaker.
I like Christie also, but I can’t imagine him getting enough Senate votes to be confirmed.
Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie would have to run as Democrats to get elected anywhere except NYC and New Jersey (or perhaps parts of California) where anyone to the right of Herbert Marcuse or Abbie Hoffman is considered Republican by default. Anywhere else, Rudy and Chris would just be Bill Clinton-type "moderate" Democrats.
Huh?
The Senate couldn't approve a Trump nominee the day after the election. Trump couldn't formally nominate them because he wasn't even the President yet. Most of his cabinet picks were announced long before he was inaugurated, so the Senate had plenty of time to vet them in December and January.
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