Christie holds Cabinet meeting after meeting with Trump

Asked if Christie had been disqualified from serving in cabinet over his involvement in ´Bridgegate´, a traffic scandal widely seen as politically motivated, Trump retorted: “We like Chris a lot”.

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence are attending a church service. It’s not clear what they discussed.

On Sunday, Christie and Trump met at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J.

Do you think Trump cares more about lobbyists in the White House or sharing camera time? There are about 4,000 positions to fill, and we’ll be keeping track of appointees through the January 20 inauguration. “The only thing I said that I would consider doing was, would he consider me for vice-president”, Christie explained, “and he selected, you know, Governor Pence”. As a federal prosecutor, Christie prosecuted Kushner’s father, who in 2005 was sent to prison for tax evasion, witness tampering and illegal campaign contributions.

One of the few things that Christie’s and Trump’s camps agree upon is that Trump had not paid all that much attention to his transition operation until after the surprising November 8 election that made it clear he would actually need it.

“It’s scary, particularly during the Bridgegate trial”, Christie said.

His diminished role came after two former aides were convicted in the George Washington Bridge political revenge plot. The former NYC mayor has served as an informal adviser to Trump and is reportedly being considered as either secretary of state or homeland security secretary. Most of the state’s $43 billion of debt was also charged before Christie’s tenure began.

When asked whether Christie could get an administration job, Trump told reporters “he’s a very talented guy”. “I just said I’m staying”.

Still, while they never became close, Kushner and Christie agreed to work together. “The effort was not where it needed to be”. Trump won’t directly pick the next RNC chair but – as a new president with de facto party leadership – his preference on who should get the job is expected to influence the formal vote of a 168-member national committee.

Two Christie allies who asked to remain anonymous told NJ Advance Media that stories of such drama are overblown and that Trump and Christie’s relationship is still strong. “Having someone with Pence’s background works well in that position”.

New Jersey has a graduated income tax ranging from 1.4 to 8.97 percent, while Pennsylvania has a flat rate of 3.07 percent.

He referred to the legislation as a “win-win for both public employees and the state”. He didn’t give, of course, a decision that set him on the path to tragedy.

On Saturday, Trump met with Mitt Romney who once called Trump a “con man” and a “phoney”. “It’s hard to explain it any other way”, one Christie associate said. This may have been a miscalculation. And a look back at the 10 downgrade notices shows New Jersey has made little progress addressing its steep fiscal challenges despite Christie’s criticism of the budget policies of his Democratic predecessors.

On Monday at 11 a.m., Christie and his lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, will hold a cabinet meeting in Trenton, closed to the press and likely of great importance to his own administration.