Un oh. Racketeering?

[Oldem]

Reuters reports: "Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has enlisted the help of Atlanta lawyer John Floyd, who wrote a national guide on prosecuting state racketeering cases. Floyd was hired recently to “provide help as needed” on matters involving racketeering, including the Trump investigation and other cases, said the source, who has direct knowledge of the situation."



"Floyd’s appointment signals that racketeering could feature prominently in the investigation."

[link:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-georgia-racketeering-exc/exclusive-georgia-prosecutor-probing-trump-taps-leading-racketeering-attorney-idUSKBN2AY0L0|

[Blue Owl]

1. Donald t***p, Grifter and Racketeer

No Donald, not THAT kind of racketeer...

[malaise]

4. ROFL

[Marie Marie]

6. The Jerk Twerks - who knew.

[smirkymonkey]

8. Ewww!

[LymphocyteLover]

44. my reaction too! My eyes!

[rainin]

14. Just watching that for too long makes my lower back hurt...and my eyes n/t

[Blue Owl]

16. Yup Fat Donny will do that to ya...

[Ziggysmom]

19. Oh my, I spit my coffee from seeing that LOL 😂

Is ok, my daughter said she laughed too hard & peed a little!

[spooky3]

23. My, what lovely...kidneys...you have there. Are they natural? nt

[COL Mustard]

41. That Image Is Funny As Hell

Unfortunately after watching that lard ass move around on my computer screen, I no longer need lunch. Then again, maybe that's fortunate...I could lose a few pounds!!!

[GB_RN]

43. Dude!

What has been seen cannot be unseen. Thanks for the horror movie. Now I need to go pour bleach in my eyes. 😱😶?🌫️

[marble falls]

2. And racketeering charges tend to flip the lower echelon.

[Oldem]

3. Flippers unite!

[empedocles]

10. Sounds good

[calimary]

12. Works for me!

Like peeling an onion. Go for the outer layer(s) first. You're apt to get a few "singers" who'll sacrifice the bigger targets to save themselves.

[Paladin]

5. I like it! (nt)

[ancianita]

7. Re GA, who would he be racketeering with? Why would racketeering "feature prominently"?

I wouldn't be assuming any racketeering charge is involved over this.

I'm no lawyer, but it seems easier to "provide help as needed," and just indict him on a straight up election fraud charge.

[Oldem]

15. I'm not a lawyer, either, but maybe this will shed some light.

"Racketeering is a legal term that refers to acts committed that are part of an ongoing criminal enterprise. The term is most commonly associated with the activities of organized crime organizations – such as the Mafia – but in recent years, it’s been applied to any sort of ongoing illegal practice or scheme."

https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/finance/racketeering/

Also, the lawyer Ms. Willis hired, John Floyd, made a big splash by helping to convict Atlanta principals and teachers cheated of cheating on state tests to help their students. Fani Wallis prosecuted the case and won guilty verdicts against eleven of twelve defendants. That case had nothing to do with business or financial racketeering as we commonly think of it.

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Public_Schools_cheating_scandal#Trial|

[ancianita]

18. Thank you. Let's hope their collective experience gets a conviction.

[BlueLucy]

21. Thank you for this, so...

In this case are they gathering different forms of Trump trying to over throw the election?

[Oldem]

26. You're welcome. I don't know what DA Willis has or thinks she has.

But I don't think she'd hire a specialist in a field she's already expert in just for the fun of it.

[Iris]

9. Fix it Georgia!

And a Black woman will get it done.

[Oldem]

11. Ouch! That's gotta hurt. nt

[Schmice3]

13. President 45-844702

[PatrickforB]

17. YES!!!!

RICO Charge!

RICO Charge!

[masmdu]

24. Ha! Made me laugh

.

[spudspud]

25. LOL. /nt

[triron]

20. it's a very good sign.

[Evolve Dammit]

22. Bring it!

[UGADawg]

27. It could happen in Fulton County. Not like the rest..............

of Georgia.

[Oldem]

28. Voir dire could tell the whole story. nt

[Politicalgolfer]

29. Fed or State charges???

Any conviction at state level means governor pardons him....

[Oldem]

30. Here is the Georgia procedure.

"An independent board appointed by the governor exercises the pardon power, reporting annually to legislature, the governor, and the attorney general. The board issues pardons both with and without restoration of firearms rights. The board may also restore civil and political rights to persons with federal and out-of-state convictions. Eligibility for pardon five years after completion of sentence (including payment of court debt), restoration of rights after two years. People with sex offenses must wait 10 years. The board conducts a paper review, decides by majority vote, and issues a written decision. Pardon relieves all legal disabilities except public office, and it is effective to remove from the sex offender registry. However, it does not expunge the record, and a pardoned conviction may be used as a predicate. Pardons are frequent and the process regular: in recent years between 400 and 600 pardons and restorations have been granted each year, about 60% with firearms restoration."

Note the phrase "...except public office."

[link:https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/50-state-comparisoncharacteristics-of-pardon-authorities-2/|

[Qutzupalotl]

31. That would make Graham a co-conspirator subject to equal punishment

since he advanced a component of the plot to overturn Georgia's election through coercion.

Good.

[BComplex]

39. That would be extra sweet! And he was indeed trying to get Georgia to overturn the election.

There was a witness to that call.

[crickets]

42. Oo. Nice. nt

[BobTheSubgenius]

32. The man who, quite literally, wrote the book on prosecuting racketeering.

I like this sound of that.

[live love laugh]

34. I expect a barrage of charges against prosecutors to descend as the case moves closer to court.

I think it’ll be even harder to prosecute higher level Republicans in GA than NY.

[Captain Zero]

35. Jury tampering coming up too. You think Trump won't jury tamper??

nt

[Marcuse]

37. Georgia Republicans have already begun the process for rigging the jury.

Georgia state Republicans introduced a resolution Thursday that seeks to change the Georgia State Constitution to mandate the use of state-wide grand juries in prosecutions involving election crimes. The move would force prosecutors to draw more grand jurors from predominantly Republican rural areas of the state.
[link:https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/georgia-republicans-are-trying-to-change-the-rules-for-fani-williss-prosecution-of-donald-trump-for-election-crimes/|

[dmr]

36. For years, my ongoing wish is to RICO the whole GOP.

Take each and every crook down: from the dingleberries to the main crooked assholes who have always been untouchable.

That has been my wishful dream.

[triron]

38. knr

[usaf-vet]

40. RICO their asses!

[triron]

45. Thanks.

[Handler]

46. Outstanding

That like collusion but better...yes?

[turbinetree]

47. Is #Leningrad Lindsey going to be worried also.......I really hope so, he made his infamous call....