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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a failed 2012 Republican presidential candidate, is the leader in race to become Donald Trump’s running mate, according to a late-breaking report from The Washington Post.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who dropped out of the 2016 race for the GOP nomination in February and soon thereafter endorsed Trump, is a close second, according to the Post, confirming earlier reports Thursday suggesting the same.

Sources said Trump’s campaign officials have asked both Gingrich and Christie to submit documents for its vetting process, as well as answer more than 100 questions from attorney Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr., who vetted former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for Arizona Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Culvahouse, a former White House counsel, has also requested the men submit extensive personal and professional materials, including tax records, any published articles and books…. read more here