Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has alleged that President Donald Trump once sought damaging information on the family of Jared Kushner in an effort to break up his relationship with daughter Ivanka Trump. The claim, made during a public interview, sheds light on tensions that preceded the couple's 2009 marriage. Trump asked Christie for dirt on the Kushner family Donald Trump asked for damaging information about the Kushner family. By: MEGA Speaking at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Christie described an encounter from his time as U.S. attorney for New Jersey.