Chris Christie earned more from ABC News than he would as president: new documents

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's gig with ABC News paid him more than what he'd earn as president of the United States, according to a new federal financial filing.

Christie — now running as a long-shot Republican presidential candidate — reported earning $475,000 in salary as a senior legal and political commentator for ABC News, a job he quit just before announcing his candidacy in May. The commander in chief earns a $400,000 annual salary.

But that's just a fraction of Christie's reported earnings. He earned more then $1.6 million from his consulting firm, Christie 55 Solutions, nearly $700,000 from his law firm via salary and his partnership share, more then $400,000 from the various boards of directors he serves on and another $430,000 from speaking fees.

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There are royalties, too, such as $15,000 to $50,000 from Johnson & Johnson. Christie earns royalties from Listerine, the mouthwash owned by a J&J subsidiary, Politico reported.

Christie also reported hundreds of investments, including stocks in defense contractors such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin, tobacco company Phillip Morris, pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly and Pfizer, gas company Exxon Mobil and semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom.

Christie's personal financial disclosure, filed Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission, is a requirement for all presidential candidates.

Christie is polling in sixth place nationally in the Republican presidential primary race at 3 percent as of Oct. 2, according to Morning Consult. He also has the highest "unfavorable" rating among among GOP primary voters among any Republican presidential candidate, the poll states.

Like every other Republican presidential candidate, Christie trails the far-and-away frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, who has maintained an active campaign schedule despite facing four felony indictments.

Behind Trump's lead at 61 percent is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis polling at 13 percent. Former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are tied for third at 7 percent, and former Vice President Mike Pence is polling in fourth at 5 percent.

Christie's campaign did not respond to Raw Story's request for comment at the time of publication.