Trump should've been indicted as soon as he left office: Watergate lawyer

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Trump should've been indicted as soon as he left office: Watergate lawyer
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The Manhattan district attorney is once again pursuing Trump's potential involvement in the Stormy Daniels hush money scheme.

During this discussion, Wine-Banks said that all potential crimes committed by Trump should be investigated, not just the biggest. She also expressed frustration that he was not indicted as soon as he left the White House, due to his alleged mention in the indictment againstFormer President Donald Trump is seen with an inset image of Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks. Wine-Banks on Sunday said that she believes Trump should have been indicted as soon as he left office in 2021.

Critics of the former president have long argued for his swift indictment on criminal charges in hopes of achieving accountability at the highest levels of power and impeding him from retaking the White House in the future. Meanwhile, Attorney Generalin a memo this past May, ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, urged DOJ employees to avoid the appearance of partisan motivation.

"Simply put, partisan politics must play no role in the decisions of federal investigators or prosecutors regarding any investigations or criminal charges," Garland said in the memo."...Such a purpose, or the appearance of such a purpose, is inconsistent with the Department's mission and with the Principles of Federal Prose."

In addition, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg last month began presenting evidence to a grand jury as part of its

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