Hey, look. We’re talking about Chris Christie for attorney general again.
I’ve lost count of how many times this has been speculated about. But of course there’s an opening so it is a real possibility. And news outlets are reporting not only that he’s under consideration, but that he was at the White House yesterday (apparently his visit was pre-planned).
Anyone worried about the Mueller investigation should take notice of the Christie administration and Christie-run U.S. Attorney’s Office’s history when it comes to quashing investigations.
The most notable and cut and dried case was the way his administration went in and killed the indictments against Hunterdon County Sheriff Debra Trout and her allies. The administration denied wrongdoing, of course, even as it paid out a $1.5 million settlement to the fired whistleblower, Ben Barlyn. But if you look at the facts that we know about this case, the administration never had any convincing answers about why it went in and shut the case down. And you don’t just pay $1.5 million to a whistleblower if the allegations are frivolous. Then again, it’s not like it was Christie’s money.