Tonight on the readout, because I want to promise you this, I am going to make sure

that in no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever be president of the United States again.

And that's more important than my own personal ambition. Breaking news from the presidential race, Trump's most persistent critic on the campaign

trail, Chris Christie, announces he is dropping out.

Also tonight, Trump often claimed to have unlimited power as president.

Now his pitch for absolute power and his claims of immunity from any legal consequences should be setting off alarm bells.

And yet, all we're hearing from Republicans are the sounds of silence.

Good evening everyone.

We begin tonight with breaking news.

Just one day since the attorney for the former president of the United States argued in federal court

that a president has the authority under the theory of absolute immunity

to murder their political opponent. Only one Republican, one reacted to that

insane idea. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who up to about an hour ago was running for president against Donald Trump.

Christie, the only Republican to consistently and sharply criticize Trump, has dropped out of the race.

And what he has had to say about Trump and about his remaining opponents is where we begin tonight.

Just a short time ago in New Hampshire, Christie said he no longer saw a path to the

Republican nomination.

Please understand this. I have known him well for 22 years. More than anybody else in

this race has known him. And I can promise you this if you put him back behind the desk in the

Oval Office and a choice comes and the decision is needed to be made as to whether he puts himself first or he puts

you first. How much more evidence do you need that he will pick himself?

But even before the announcement made it official.

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