Trump rejected lawyers' suggestions to avoid indictment, listened to Judicial Watch instead: report
Fitton criticized the Post story, stating that it focused on "how Trump deserved to be abused by the Biden DOJ because he objected to being abused by the Biden DOJ."
If he had no political aspirations it would be the easiest path.
However, this shows the weakness of the DOJ's case. If they had him dead to rights, they would never even consider offering him a deal. They would never let him off easy unless they knew they couldn't convict