{"id":1987808,"date":"2023-08-01T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-suggests-trump-sell-new-york-property-to-cover-legal-fees\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T14:20:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:20:52","slug":"chris-christie-suggests-trump-sell-new-york-property-to-cover-legal-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-suggests-trump-sell-new-york-property-to-cover-legal-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie advises Trump to sell NY property for legal fees."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-christie-suggests-trump-sell-new-york-property-to-cover-legal-fees%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1987808&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>2024 presidential candidate\u200c Chris Christie\u200d suggests Trump sell Trump Tower to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-settles-lawsuit-with-trump-org-right-before-trial\/\" title=\"Michael Cohen, ex-Trump lawyer, settles lawsuit with Trump Org just before trial.\">cover\u2062 legal fees<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Former New \u2062Jersey governor and current 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie has suggested \u200cthat former President Donald Trump \u2062sell one of his assets, specifically Trump Tower, to cover his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-business-owner-who-fled-communism-jailed-for-staying-open-supporters-back-her-with-gofundme\/\" title=\"Immigrant Business Owner Who Fled Communism Jailed For Staying Open, Supporters Back Her With GoFundMe\">mounting legal fees<\/a>.\u2063 This \u2062comes as Trump&#8217;s PAC, Save America,\u2062 has reported \u2062spending over $21\u200c million on\u200c legal\u200c expenses since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on CNBC&#8217;s \u200cSquawk\u200d Box, Christie\u200b criticized Trump for using\u200d campaign donations, mostly from middle-class Americans, to pay for his legal fees instead \u2063of using his own personal\u200b wealth. Christie \u200durged \u2064Trump to\u200c sell Trump \u200dTower \u200dor one of his other valuable\u200c assets,\u200d such as his planes or golf courses, to cover these expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Christie highlighted\u2063 the staggering costs incurred by Trump&#8217;s PAC, including a reported \u2064$108,000 expense for Melania&#8217;s stylist, which was \u200dcategorized\u200d as &#8220;political strategy \u2064consulting.&#8221; The \u2062super\u200c PAC has also requested\u2063 a \u200drefund on a $60 million contribution made to the GOP front-runner.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Christie&#8217;s criticism of Trump has intensified since he \u200claunched his\u200b own\u200d 2024 campaign earlier\u200b this \u2063year. His super PAC, \u2062Tell It Like It Is, has raised nearly $6 million since \u2063June.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Christie&#8217;s suggestion for Trump to\u2063 sell Trump Tower in order\u2064 to cover his legal fees adds another layer of \u200bintrigue to the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-suggests-trump-sell-new-york-property-to-cover-legal-fees\/\" title=\"Chris Christie advises Trump to sell NY property for legal fees.\">ongoing financial \u2062challenges faced<\/a> by the former president.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/\">The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 candidate Chris Christie advised Trump to sell Trump Tower, not use campaign funds, to pay legal fees. Trump amassed $53M this year despite facing criminal charges. 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