Donald Trump, US President #47, US President #45, convicted felon, twice impeached, four times indicted, liable of rape, convicted for financial fraud, guilty of hiding hush money payments to porn actress in attempt to influence 2016 elections

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#3115915 15-Aug-2023 06:22

Reuters - Georgia court website briefly publishes, removes document about potential Trump charges

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Two pages of a document briefly posted and then taken down from the Fulton County, Georgia official court website shows a list of 13 potential felony charges against former President Donald Trump, after being downloaded by Reuters, shortly before the court took it back down without explanation, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. August 14, 2023.

Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Fulton County, Georgia, court's website briefly posted a document on Monday listing several criminal charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump that appeared related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state, before taking the document down without explanation. ...

The two-page document cites the "Violation Of The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations) Act," "Solicitation Of Violation Of Oath By Public Officer," "Conspiracy To Commit False Statements and Writings" and "Conspiracy To Commit Forgery in the First Degree," among other charges listed.

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#3115933 15-Aug-2023 07:46

And, another one, interfearing with a witness by saying he shouldn't do it.

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#3115943 15-Aug-2023 08:25

geekIT:

IMHO, Trump is deliberately trying to get himself locked up, gambling that such an action will guarantee US-wide insurrection.

I wonder. But is he bright enough to plan this and carry it out over a prolonged time (like a couple of weeks!)?

I just don't know. Previously he has always had the legal idiots to do the planning. But, maybe he has another set of legal idiots???

In the end, I think the US has to stand up to him and jail him even if it creates riots. You can't keep saying no one is above the law

then show that that is a lie.

We live in interesting times.

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#3115966 15-Aug-2023 09:03

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Reuters - Georgia court website briefly publishes, removes document about potential Trump charges

RICO! With Trump's bestest and big brains, this one should make him wipe his brow with his red tie.

Reason #1: It's less serious than murder, but in the same ballpark.

"Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act" RICO

It is usually used in reference to patterns of illegal activity

It sounds like Georgia has their own version of this Federal crime.

Reason #2: Note that President Biden cannot pardon state crimes, even if he wanted. The Georgia Governor could BUT the prisoner must have exceeded the minimum sentence. It's not unusual for a RICO sentence to be 20 years, with a minimum sentence of 3 years.

So even if the Georgia Governor was a Trump fanboy, Trump would likely spend at least a year in prison before he could be pardon.

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#3116024 15-Aug-2023 09:41

I'm the biggest bestest criminal of all time! No criminal commits bigger crimes than me! My crimes attract more felony convictions than anyone!

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#3116026 15-Aug-2023 09:42

geekIT: IMHO, Trump is deliberately trying to get himself locked up, gambling that such an action will guarantee US-wide insurrection.

There's no shortage of crazy in the US, but the feds are now taking any insurrection more seriously than in 2021.

Currently about 700 defendants had been found guilty (most by pleading guilty, the rest convicted at trial), and over 550 of them had been sentenced. Hundreds were still awaiting trial or sentencing.

While there's many who jail holds no fear, many enjoy living in their parent's attic, and eating McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese and Burger King Quad Stacker.

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#3116034 15-Aug-2023 10:08

The Washington Post - The 5-Minute Fix - The RICO Act

Any day now, Trump and his allies could soon be facing allegations in Georgia of a serious crime - racketeering - in connection with their efforts to overturn that state’s election results in 2020.

The law that might be used is the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.

RICO allows prosecutors to weave together several alleged crimes into one racketeering charge that calls for up to 20 years in prison. The law is designed to prosecute a criminal enterprise.

So this could be applied, legal experts theorize, to the collection of lawyers, political operatives and Republican legislators who tried to overturn the results in Georgia, allegedly at Trump’s behest. ...

Georgia’s racketeering law is one of the broadest in the nation.

It allows prosecutors to weave together a wide variety of alleged crimes, including violations of state and federal laws - and even activities in other states. To make a racketeering case, prosecutors need at least two underlying potential crimes in the furtherance of an enterprise.

The law does not require a defendant to set foot in Georgia to be charged.

Fani Willis, the top prosecutor for Fulton County, Georgia, was recently quoted as saying: “I have right now more RICO indictments in the last 18 months, 20 months, than were probably done in the last 10 years out of this office.”

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#3116046 15-Aug-2023 10:42

linw: And, another one, interfearing with a witness by saying he shouldn't do it.

Well done linw, you've just created a new Trump-applicable word!

'Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.' Voltaire

'A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.' Edward Abbey

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#3116057 15-Aug-2023 10:59

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The two-page document cites the "Violation Of The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations) Act," "Solicitation Of Violation Of Oath By Public Officer," "Conspiracy To Commit False Statements and Writings" and "Conspiracy To Commit Forgery in the First Degree," among other charges listed.

RICO is really nasty, that's by far the least pleasant thing in that entire list to be charged with. Also a slightly surprising charge given that it usually involves crimes for financial gain. It also allows the government almost unlimited power to seize assets (something which has been appallingly misused in the past), so maybe they're using the threat of that to intimidate him, seize all his PAC funds?

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#3116060 15-Aug-2023 11:05

I think it is poetically appropriate that Trump is likely being charged under an act that was designed for organised crime (read 'the Mafia'). If ever there was a Don in all but name (well, including name), it is he.

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