Chris Christie's wife Mary Pat pulled in $500,000 in deferred pay from old job

Gov. Chris Christie’s run for president ended with a dismal showing in the first nominating contests of 2016 -- but it wasn’t a bad year for the Christie family.

First lady Mary Pat Christie -- who had quit her job a year earlier and joined her husband on the campaign trail -- pulled in more than $500,000 in deferred pay last year from New York City investment firm Angelo, Gordon & Co., newly filed financial disclosure records show.

Watch the video at the top of the page to see when the Christies addressed supporters as the results of the New Hampshire primary came in last year.

Governor’s Office spokesman Brian Murray called the cash part of “standard practice throughout Wall Street to receive a bonus after the employment year in which it was earned.”

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