Christie says Trump 'benefited' from Epstein conspiracy theories

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), an outspoken critic of President Trump, said the president benefited from the conspiracy theories surrounding the case of disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Christie pushed back on the suggestion that it was mostly the people around Trump fueling the conspiracy theories.

“We cannot let the president off that easily,” Christie said. “He benefited directly from it.