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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has again weighed in on the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago, suggesting that former President Donald Trump’s behavior likely gave the Justice Department “no choice” but to seize top-secret documents.
On ABC News’ “This Week” on September 11, senior national correspondent Terry Moran asked Christie what he thought of the Justice Department’s chances in appealing district judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to side with the Trump legal team and appoint a special master to examine the materials seized at Mar-a-Lago.
In response, Christie said he thought the Justice Department’s chances of successfully appealing the ruling were “pretty good.” Christie reasoned that the Trump legal team’s argument is that some of the documents might be covered by executive privilege, but that Trump no longer has the power to assert such a privilege.
Christie added that it’s important to “take a step back” and think about why the DOJ carried out the raid in the first place.
