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I'm a little late to this party, but what was Christie thinking?

July 13, 2016 at 5:37 PM, updated July 14, 2016 at 7:17 AM

TRENTON — While Gov. Chris Christie is among the final candidates Donald Trump is considering to be his running mate, the business mogul's son-in-law Jared Kushner opposes the idea of Christie on the ticket, CNN reported Wednesday.

  NJ.com

And why do you suppose that was?

And the bigger question: why did Christie even imagine he could be a part of a Trump administration, considering the fact that Christie as Jersey AG had prosecuted and sent Ivanka Trump's father-in-law to jail?

"It's obviously out there and it doesn't help. We're just not sure if it hurts," a source close to Christie told CNN.

Really? Perhaps they assumed Donald Trump was just your average billionaire for whom business is business and not also the vengeful megalomaniac he is. You'd think that would be obvious to anyone who's ever met him.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie enters the story [of Ivanka Trump's father-in-law Charles Kushner] in 2004. At the time, Christie was U.S. Attorney for New Jersey and going after Kushner was an early success story for him. Christie indicted Kushner on conspiracy, obstruction of justice and witness intimidation, notes Multi Family Executive.

That last charge stems from the fact that Kushner hired a prostitute to seduce William Schulder, his sister Esther Schulder’s husband, in an effort to get Esther to not cooperate with authorities.

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Kushner agreed to plead guilty to felony counts of submitting false campaign finance reports and tax returns. He was sentenced to two years in prison, notes Politico.

  Heavy

From what I've gathered, Jared Kushner (Ivanka's husband) plays a major role in the Trump campaign organization. Is Christie that clueless?

Christie dropped out of the presidential race after a poor showing in the New Hampshire primary [...]. He enthusiastically backed Trump in a surprise endorsement in Fort Worth  [...] .

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“Gov. Chris Christie has made it abundantly clear that governing New Jersey is a distant second priority for him, far behind the demands of his personal ambition,” the Star-Ledger said. It called the Trump endorsement “craven” and the “moment when [Christie] lost any last shred of credibility.”

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise chief executive Meg Whitman, one of Christie’s top supporters, issued a statement [...] blasting him for an “astonishing display of political opportunism” in endorsing Trump, whom Whitman labeled a “dishonest demagogue.”

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In one prominent appearance [...] , Christie introduced “Mr. Trump” and then stood behind the mogul as he celebrated seven Super Tuesday primary victories that [...] put him on a path to be the Republican nominee [for president]. Christie’s expressions seemed pained, glassy and vacant, leading to mocking suggestions on social media and cable television shows that the governor looked like he was regretting his endorsement [of Trump's candidacy] or being held against his will.

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“I was not sitting up there thinking, ‘Oh, my God, what have I done?’ ” Christie [said].

  WaPo

He sure looked like that's what he was thinking. Perhaps the Trump people had him drugged and stood up behind Trump as punishment for his conviction of Charles Kushner. Or, more likely, led him on to think Trump might actually consider him for VP just to stand him up and humiliate him, and this was the very moment Christie realized what had just happened.

Back to Kushner...

“[Being in jail] gave me an opportunity to learn a lot about myself,” Kushner told The Real Deal. “I learned a lot about other people. I learned a lot about different areas I’ve always had an interest to learn about, whether it be Jewish history or derivative financing. I didn’t waste my time in jail. I was able to read the Wall Street Journal cover to cover every day.”

Kushner also called the incident with his sister “a family tragedy” and he believed that God and his parents will forgive him in heaven. He did say that he didn’t think his parents would forgive his sister though for “instigating a criminal investigation and being cheerleaders for the government and putting their brother in jail because of jealousy, hatred and spite.”

Kushner also told The Real Deal that the one thing he would change if he had to start everything from the beginning was not include Marry as a business partner.

  Heavy

This stuff is great. If all presidential campaign seasons were as entertaining as this one, I wouldn't mind at all that they last so long.

 ...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.