Shan Wu: Rudy Giuliani has only two safe options in Georgia. - NBCNewsTHINK
, it is certainly rarer for former top law enforcement officials, in part because they typically understand the criminal justice system better than most.
His role in Donald Trump’s orbit over the years has led many to question whether Giuliani has forgotten how the system works., or he can negotiate a cooperation deal with not only Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, but also the Justice Department. Such broad deals are often referred to as “global” cooperation and plea bargains, and it is the only way Giuliani may be able to put an end to what otherwise will be an ever-growing line of investigations and potential charges.
As it has time and time again, Richard Nixon’s presidency gives us the most recent historical context to understand what sort of corruption was happening while Trump was in office. The Watergate experiences of then-Attorney General John Mitchell and former White House counsel John Dean exemplify what can happen when lawyers are seduced away from their ethical standards by the attraction of currying favor with the powerful.
But Giuliani’s predicament is worse than Mitchell’s or Dean’s. He faces multiple potential criminal investigations, from state prosecutions like the one in Georgia to federal ones possibly arising from his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection attempt and the alleged scheme to use slates of.
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