'Fallout': Chris Christie explains how Trump will lose GOP foothold once he's found guilty

Chris Christie seems to think that his path to 1600 Pennsylvania hinges on a Trump conviction.

In an interview with the Dispatch, the former New Jersey governor appeared to acknowledge his star on the big stage for leader of the free world for now remains dim compared to the 45th president and even other GOP candidates jockeying for the post.

He appears to predict that the race will experience a seismic shakeup not if, but when Trump is found guilty.

"And so my view is, you have to do the very best you can in these early states, which I intend to do, and then be ready for the fallout of his conviction," Christie said.

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Should Trump get tried and found guilty by a jury, Christie is convinced there's no way to glaze over that in the court of public opinion.

He said, "...it’s different than an indictment; an indictment is a set of accusations by a justice system that lots of Republicans think is biased."

"I think they feel much differently about a jury."

Not only that, but Trump's former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was granted immunity in exchange for his testimony under oath in the case over alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election that led to a riot when mobs stormed the Capitol building.

Christie feels voters will "feel much differently when Mark Meadows, a conservative Republican from North Carolina, gets on the stand and accuses his former boss of committing crimes on his watch and directing him and others to commit crimes on his behalf to obstruct the results of the election and keep him in power."

So far, Christie has yet to break even 5% in the national polls; even while fellow GOP candidates such as former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have at least cleared double digit benchmarks.

And yet every single presidential hopeful is being dwarfed by former President Donald Trump's dominance with 60.3% of the vote, according to FiveThirtyEight.

Christie admits he's human and fallible, but remains sure that defendant Trump will go down for any one of his four criminal cases.

"No, look, if it doesn’t and I turn out to be wrong, then all you guys will be right and Donald Trump will be the nominee," he said. "But I don’t believe that."

He further added: "And I’m running because I believe our standards have to be higher and better, both in terms of who we nominate and how you pursue that nomination in terms of your honesty with the American people. And the only thing to say to them, honestly, is that this guy’s unfit for the presidency."