Two of Christie's former allies were convicted Friday in a plot to close the George Washington Bridge in 2013 to punish a Democratic mayor for not backing Christie's re-election. While Trump's campaign had announced before the verdict that Christie would stump for him on Saturday, they said later Friday that he would not be on the trail Saturday. Christie said after he was passed over as Trump's vice presidential pick that the bridge scandal likely factored into Trump's decision. Beyond the Trump presidential campaign, the fallout from Friday's verdict included Democrats calling for a new investigation in to the governor's role and calls for impeachment from liberal groups in New Jersey. Although the fallout from the convictions and questions about what Christie knew could also complicate that.

Source: ABC News November 05, 2016 04:20 UTC