Former chief White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter believes President Donald Trump won’t be able to outrun the increasing slate of legal challenges currently leveled against him.
To that end, Painter said, President Trump should just cut his losses, plead out and resign.
Appearing on AM Joy on MSNBC on Saturday morning, Painter argued that Trump had clearly broken the law by way of foreign spending at his family’s Washington, D.C. hotel.
And they’ve come up with a convoluted opinion that explains away the clear terms of the lease.
Painter then noted that his own organization, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, has filed litigation over the emoluments issue.
The one-time Bush White House ethics czar then counseled the 45th president on what he thinks he should do next:.
I really do believe it’s time for President Trump to work out a plea deal, resign the presidency, take lower charges and let this country move on. »