Christie tried to defend Trump\u2019s behavior detailed in Comey\u2019s prepared testimony.<\/b>
\nDemanding pledges of loyalty at a one-on-one dinner? Asking the FBI director to drop an investigation into one of your associates? That\u2019s just \u201cnormal New York City conversation\u201d to President Trump, according to New Jersey governor and onetime member of Trump\u2019s inner circle Chris Christie. Shortly after fired FBI Director James Comey\u2019s was released Wednesday afternoon, Chris Christie appeared on MSNBC to offer a defense of Trump\u2019s interactions with Comey, which Comey himself called \u201cinappropriate.\u201d In his testimony, Comey detailed a with Trump that made him \u201cuncomfortable\u201d and led him to document every interaction. The testimony includes Comey\u2019s allegation that Trump asked him to drop the FBI investigation into fired National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. When MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace asked about this allegation, Christie blamed Trump\u2019s inexperience with government agencies, and said Trump considers that sort of thing \u201cnormal New York City conversation.\u201d Here\u2019s the extended quote: People immediately took to Twitter to analyze \u2014 and in some cases to mock \u2014 Christie\u2019s response. Comey will deliver his prepared testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee. But in the meantime, Christie\u2019s early response offers a window into how the GOP and Twitter users might respond to Comey\u2019s statement and his answers to questions from senators on the committee.<\/p>\n

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