Chris Christie Accuses Trump of Using Justice Department Like a Mob Boss: 'Executes Hits' on Political Enemies [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Oct 13th, 2025, 5:02 pm


Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) accused President Donald Trump of using the Justice Department like a mafia crime boss would — to execute “hits” against his political enemies.

Christie made the provocative allegation against Trump during a roundtable discussion led by George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s This Week on Sunday. The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) for mortgage fraud last week, Christie argued, only happened because Trump’s Justice Department is crooked and following his orders to target his rivals.

“We know why this was done: it was done because Donald Trump told the Justice Department to prosecute Letitia James. And when the professionals there wouldn’t do it, he put somebody in who would just follow his instruction — whose previous jobs was reviewing exhibits at the Smithsonian.”

He continued: “Here’s the difference between Trump II and Trump I… this is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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