After expressing disappointment over not becoming Donald Trump’s running mate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took the lead on the Republican nominee’s transition team. | AP Photo Podesta suggests Trump should ask Christie to resign

Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman said on Friday that if Donald Trump wants to "drain the swamp," he should start with Chris Christie.

"He might want to attend to what’s going on on the side of what he’s doing in the campaign," John Podesta told reporters, according to a pool report. "So rather than just crisscrossing the country and hop scotching, talking about cleaning up the swamp he might start by draining his own swamp and asking Mr. Christie to resign as the head of his transition."


The slam from Podesta follows up on an earlier tweet from Clinton’s press secretary Brian Fallon, who encouraged reporters to press Trump's campaign on Christie's role going forward after a federal jury convicted two of his former allies in the Bridgegate scandal.

“I know Trump does not do press conferences any more but he should be pressed on whether he is going to keep Christie as his Transition chair,” Fallon tweeted.

Bill Baroni, a former top official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, a former deputy chief of staff to Christie, were convicted on all counts related to their involvement in shutting down access to the George Washington Bridge, a move prosecutors painted as retribution for the Fort Lee mayor not endorsing Christie during his reelection run.

After expressing disappointment over not becoming Trump’s running mate, Christie has taken the lead on the Republican nominee’s transition team. The New Jersey governor is also scheduled to return to the stump for Trump at two events this weekend.

Trump is recent weeks has latched on to the phrase "drain the swamp" to sell the idea that he's the candidate who can rid Washington of corruption and powerful special interests.

