Chris Christie: Whoever leaked Mueller indictment to CNN may have committed a crime

Via Billy

Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., said Sunday the person who told CNN special counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury will issue its first charges early this week may have committed a crime in sharing that information.

“We don’t know who leaked it to CNN. It would be a crime if prosecutors or agents leaked it. If defense lawyers leaked it, it might be less,” Christie told ABC’s “This Week.” “It’s supposed to be kept secret. … There are very strict criminal laws about disclosing grand jury information. Depending upon who disclosed this to CNN, it could be a crime.”

The former federal prosecutor and friend to President Trump said it would hurt Mueller’s special counsel team if one of them shared the private information because it would damage the public’s belief this is a “secret and fair” process.