relationship with chris christie, in my case, i was hired by him. a whole series of about five of them that fit that criteria that were asked to leave in the last few days. >> reporter: kushner has a complicated history with christie. his father, charles, spending a year in jail after being prosecuted by christie, then a u.s. attorney in 2004 in illegal campaign contributions. but a high-ranking trump insider is dismissing reports of infighting and says the purge of christie loyalists is being mischaracterized. trump, too, is pushing back. defending the transition as very organized process taking place as i decide on cabinet in many other positions. i am the only one who knows who the finalists are. meanwhile, a source with close knowledge of the transition says that kushner could likely end up with a top national security clearance as a key adviser to trump. fueling concerns over nepotism and a potential conflict of