Aug. 25 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is threatening to investigate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, as he continues to use the Justice Department to punish political adversaries.
Trump made the threat Sunday on his Truth Social account after Christie criticized him during an appearance on a Sunday talk show for rejecting "the idea that there should be separation between criminal investigations" and the president.
In a statement published on his Truth Social media platform Sunday, Trump suggested the Justice Department should investigate Christie over the so-called Bridgegate scandal of 2013, in which former staffers to Christie closed two lanes of the George Washington Bridge, creating traffic jams over several days.
Christie came under intense criticism over Bridgegate, but said he was never aware of what his associates did.
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