Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who as soon as had Donald Trump’s ear, tried to get inside the previous president’s head on Sunday. (Watch the video beneath.)
Requested to research Trump’s habits in predicting he’ll be arrested this week for the Stormy Daniels accusations and urging supporters to protest, the onetime Trump confidant mentioned: “The circus continues.”
“He solely earnings and does nicely in chaos and turmoil,” Christie mentioned on ABC’s “This Week.” “And so he desires to create the chaos and turmoil on his phrases.”
However Christie predicted Trump received’t be capable of overcome the dangerous optics of being arrested. The Manhattan District Legal professional is alleged to be nearing an indictment of Trump for a fee to porn star Stormy Daniels to maintain her silent about their alleged affair earlier than the 2016 election.
Trump himself mentioned the arrest would come Tuesday. CNN reported the previous president expects the authorized battle “to assist him politically.”
“Being indicted by no means helps anyone,” mentioned Christie, a former federal prosecutor.
“I don’t assume there’s many Individuals who don’t consider that Donald Trump had an affair with Stormy Daniels, and that don’t consider that he paid her cash on the finish of the marketing campaign to maintain it quiet. So, I don’t assume that the American folks in all probability see this as an enormous crime,” Christie mentioned.
“However the imaginative and prescient of a former president of the US being processed, fingerprinted, mugshoted — you understand, what else will we anticipate Trump to say … than to say it helps his marketing campaign? However being indicted, I don’t assume it ever helps anyone.”