Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin is predicting that President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE will make a last-ditch effort to avoid indictment as he leaves office.

Speaking on MSNBC’s "AM Joy" on Sunday, the frequent Trump critic said that she thinks the president will resign minutes before the end of his term.

“He risks being prosecuted after he leaves office,” she said. “I would predict here on MSNBC that when Trump leaves office he will resign the presidency 10 minutes before [Vice President] Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes Pence adviser knocks ex-staffer who criticized Trump on COVID-19 MORE leaves office, allowing Pence to pardon him if there is not a Republican president to follow him.”

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Her comments came after a number of politicians and analysts predicted that Trump could be indicted after he leaves office, following a new court filing in which prosecutors indicated that Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to make illegal payments during the campaign.

"There’s a very real prospect that on the day Donald Trump leaves office, the Justice Department may indict him,” said Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. “That he may be the first president in quite some time to face the real prospect of jail time.”

The many controversies surrounding Trump’s campaign have ignited debate over whether a sitting president can be indicted. Trump’s lawyers have claimed that a sitting president cannot be indicted, though legal scholars have pushed back on that claim.