Federal officials are investigating whether a fugitive financier laundered tens of millions of dollars and used the money to pay a legal team that included former Gov. Chris Christie and a lawyer who represents President Donald Trump, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The U.S. Justice Department has charged Jho Low, a Malaysian businessman, with money laundering in a separate case, which they say could be one of the largest financial frauds in history, according to the report.

Low is accused of having a role in the alleged embezzlement of $4.5 billion from a Malaysian fund known as 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

Now, according to the report, investigators are probing whether Low laundered the money through two intermediaries to pay a team of lawyers who worked for him, which included Christie.

However, there's no indication Christie or anyone else who received money that's part of a federal probe were aware of its origins, according to the WSJ.

A Christie spokesman confirmed the former governor did legal work for Low.

"Governor Christie was retained to provide legal representation to Mr. Low regarding the civil forfeiture matters that have been filed by the United States Attorney's Office in the Central District of California," Christie spokesman Peter Sheridan said in a statement.

"That is the full extent of his representation of Mr. Low, and all interactions have been with and through the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles as legal counsel for Mr. Low," Sheridan said. "There has been no communication by Governor Christie with any other area of government on Mr. Low's behalf, and there has been no inquiry made to him by the Department of Justice with regard to any other investigation regarding funding or otherwise."

Trump's longtime lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, and Bobby Burchfield, a lawyer who has served as the Trump Organization's outside ethics adviser, also did legal work for Low, according to the report.

Christie opened his own law firm in April.

At the time, it was unclear whether the former governor had taken on any clients.

In addition to his legal work, Christie is an ABC News analyst and signed a book deal, which is slated to be released in January.

The Republican left office in January. He was succeeded by Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat.

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