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Chris Christie: “I mean, it was amazing to me. When the FBI would say, I mean, let's start with $5,000, I'd say who would throw their…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 2024
I mean, it was amazing to me. When the FBI would say, I mean, let's start with $5,000, I'd say who would throw their whole life away for five grand?
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Chris Christie
Republican · New Jersey

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Chris Christie reflects on the low cost of corruption in politics.

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