Chris Christie says Trump has accidentally ‘told the truth’ by revealing he incited the Capitol riot to intimidate Mike Pence into overturning the election – By Cheryl Teh (Insider) / February 6, 2022
- Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Trump accidentally “told the truth” about January 6.
- “He actually told the truth by accident. He wanted the election to be overturned,” Christie said.
- He was responding to Trump’s false claim on January 31 that former Vice President Mike Pence had the power to overturn the election.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said former President Donald Trump accidentally revealed he incited the January 6 Capitol riot to intimidate Mike Pence and Congress into overturning the election.
Christie said this during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, telling host Martha Raddatz that Trump had inadvertently revealed his real goals by falsely claiming that former Vice President Mike Pence “could have overturned the election.”
Christie was responding to Trump’s false accusation in a January 31 statement that Pence “did have the right to change the outcome” of the 2020 presidential race. Pence has responded, calling Trump “wrong” for making the statement.
