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FILE – In this Sept. 23, 2016, file photo, David Wildstein arrives for a hearing at the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Newark, N.J. Wildstein faces 21 to 27 months in prison at his Wednesday, July 12, 2017, sentencing for orchestrating George Washington Bridge lane closures in 2013 to punish Fort Lee, N.J., Mayor Mark Sokolich, a Democrat who didn't endorse Republican Gov. Chris Christie's re-election. Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow Wildstein to avoid prison because his testimony helped convict two of Christie's former aides. Wildstein, appointed to The Port Authority of New York &amp; New Jersey by Christie in 2010, pleaded guilty May 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Prosecutors: Bridgegate mastermind should stay out of jail

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens to a question from the media in Trenton, N.J., in this Aug. 29, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Chris Christie gets blasted by caller on sports talk show, calls caller communist

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens to a question from the media in Trenton, N.J., in this Aug. 29, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Chris Christie calls constituent a ‘bum’ on radio program after beach criticism

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply &quot;caught a politician keeping his word.&quot; (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Unpopular Christie turns to sports talk, calls fan ‘a bum’

By MICHAEL CATALINI - Associated Press

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply &quot;caught a politician keeping his word.&quot; (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

The Latest: Christie takes shot at Clinton on sports radio

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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sits in a studio during his radio program, &quot;Ask the Governor&quot; in Ewing, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is getting his shot to replace New York’s dean of sports talk radio. A spokeswoman for WFAN radio told The Record that Christie’s appearances Monday and Tuesday afternoons for Mike Francesca are audition days, Friday, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, Pool, File)

Beachgate, Bridgegate: Christie’s time in headlines not over

By MICHAEL CATALINI - Associated Press

Christie’s helicopter use far less than some predecessors’

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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sits in a studio during his radio program, &quot;Ask the Governor&quot; in Ewing, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is getting his shot to replace New York’s dean of sports talk radio. A spokeswoman for WFAN radio told The Record that Christie’s appearances Monday and Tuesday afternoons for Mike Francesca are audition days, Friday, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, Pool, File)

New job? Christie to sit in for dean of New York sports talk

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In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski said Friday, July 7, 2017, he has introduced a bill that would let the public rent the house on Island Beach State Park that is now reserved for the governor. A second bill would prevent the beach house to be used by the governor during any state shutdown.(Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

New bill would allow public to rent Christie beach house

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In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply "caught a politician keeping his word." (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Chris Christie’s beach house would go up for rent under proposed bill

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Prieto jabs Christie over vetoes in shutdown-ending budget

Associated Press

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply &quot;caught a politician keeping his word.&quot; (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Chris Christie ends shutdown, but beach pictures left an imprint

By Michael Catalini - Associated Press

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply &quot;caught a politician keeping his word.&quot; (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

The Latest: Christie to sign budget deal, reopen beaches

Associated Press

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply &quot;caught a politician keeping his word.&quot; (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Christie feels the heat politically after a day at the beach

By MICHAEL CATALINI - Associated Press

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply &quot;caught a politician keeping his word.&quot; (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Chris Christie, New Jersey lawmakers strike budget deal; beach photos leave an imprint

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply "caught a politician keeping his word." (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Chris Christie spends weekend at a beach he closed during budget battle

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a press conference Sunday, July 2, 2017, on day two of the state government shut down, in Trenton, N.J. Christie stated that if a budget comes to his desk, whether it includes Horizon or does not, he will sign it but as of now, his hands are tied. It is estimated that 30,000-35,000 state employees will be furloughed if an agreement is not reached by Monday morning. (Kevin R. Wexler/The Record via AP)

The Latest: Christie signs $34.7B budget after impasse

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New Jersey State Park police block the entrance to Bulls Island state recreation area during the state government shutdown in Stockton, N.J. , Sunday, July 2, 2017. New Jersey's government shutdown dragged into a second day Sunday without a resolution to the stalemate between a defiant Republican Gov. Chris Christie and an unmoving Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto. (Ed Murray/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Chris Christie’s elitist beach trip all that’s wrong with government

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

New Jersey State Park police block the entrance to Bulls Island state recreation area during the state government shutdown in Stockton, N.J. , Sunday, July 2, 2017. New Jersey's government shutdown dragged into a second day Sunday without a resolution to the stalemate between a defiant Republican Gov. Chris Christie and an unmoving Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto. (Ed Murray/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Christie signs $34.7B budget, ends state government shutdown

By MICHAEL CATALINI - Associated Press

A sign hangs from a barricade at the entrance to Liberty State Park, which remains closed due to the New Jersey government shutdown, Saturday, July 1, 2017, in Jersey City., N.J. Gov. Chris Christie and the Democrat-led Legislature are set to return to work to try to resolve the state's first government shutdown since 2006 and the first under Christie. The Republican governor and the Democrat-led Legislature failed to reach an agreement on a new budget by the deadline at midnight Friday. Christie ordered nonessential services, including state parks and the motor vehicle commission to close beginning Saturday. Remaining open under the shutdown will be New Jersey Transit, state prisons, the state police, state hospitals and treatment centers as well as casinos, race tracks and the lottery. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Christie lounges with family on beach at park he shut down

By MICHAEL CATALINI and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI - Associated Press