Chris Christie attacks Jared Kushner's father saying he committed 'one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes' as he fuels feud which poisoned relationship with president's son-in-law
Chris Christie said one of the 'most loathsome, disgusting crimes' he prosecuted was against Jared Kushner's father
'I mean it's one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted when I was US attorney,' he told PBS
Christie prosecuted Kushner's father, Charles Kushner, in 2004 when he was U.S. attorney for New Jersey
It the latest salvo in a feud between Christie, a longtime friend of Trump, and Kushner, Trump's son-in-law
Chris Christie said one of the 'most loathsome, disgusting crimes' he prosecuted was against Jared Kushner's father in his latest shot against the White House adviser.
'I mean it's one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted when I was US attorney,' he told PBS Tuesday night, adding that he was the federal attorney in New Jersey 'so we had some loathsome and disgusting crime going on there.'
Christie prosecuted Kushner's father, Charles Kushner, in 2004 when he was U.S. attorney for New Jersey and claims that was the reason the younger Kushner got him fired from heading Donald Trump's transition team after the 2016 election.
In his appearance on PBS' 'Firing Line,' Christie was asked if he could separate it if his father was put in jail from the prosecutor who put him there.
'If my father is guilty, I would. Mr. Kushner pled guilty. He admitted the crimes,' Christie said. 'And so what am I supposed to do as a prosecutor? I mean If a guy hires a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, and videotapes it, and then sends the videotape to his sister to attempt to intimidate her from testifying before a grand jury, do I really need any more justification than that?'
It the latest salvo in a feud between Christie, a longtime friend of Trump, and Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.
In his memoir, 'Let Me Finish,' the former New Jersey governor lets loose on Kushner. In addition to blaming him for getting him fired from the Trump transition team, he claims Kushner and Ivanka Trump kept him from being Trump's running mate and charged Kushner with being a political lightweight.
The feud, however, dates back to the 2004 prosecution of Charles Kushner, a real estate magnet.
The elder Kushner plead guilty to 16 counts of tax evasion, one count of retaliating against a federal witness, and another count of lying to the Federal Election Commission.
Charles Kushner's retaliation conviction had to do with a revenge plot against his brother-in-law William Schulder, a former employee turned witness for federal prosecutors.
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