Let Me Finish:
Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey, and the Power of In-Your-Face Politics
Chris Christie with Ellis Henican
Hachette Books
420 pages; $28
When Chris Christie first met Donald Trump, over dinner at the Manhattan restaurant Jean-Georges in 2002, the developer ordered for both of them. This power move has received insufficient study.
Trump had waiters bring Christie the seared scallops and the roasted lamb loin. “I’m allergic to scallops,” Christie recalls in his new memoir. He adds, “I’ve always hated lamb.”
The future governor of New Jersey was gleaning lessons in domination. He was an apt pupil. Let Me Finish is a superficial