(FILES) US Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about a guilty plea by TD Bank for the bank's failure to enforce money laundering by drug cartels during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2024. Donald Trump's election victory not only catapults him back to the White House but grants him a reprieve from looming court battles and soaring legal bills. Special Counsel Jack Smith is already in talks with Justice Department officials about winding down the two federal cases filed against the former president, NBC News and CNN reported November 6, 2024, just hours after Trump's win. They said the move was being taken in light of the long-standing Justice Department policy that a sitting US president cannot be indicted or criminally prosecuted. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)