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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrom RICO charges to loyalty pledges: Trump's transformation of the GOP into a crime mob is complete
From RICO charges to loyalty pledges: Trump's transformation of the GOP into a crime mob is complete"The first Republican presidential debate made it clear: MAGA may be a cult but the GOP is a crime family"
Today's Republican Party is a de facto criminal organization. The crime boss is Donald Trump. Like in other criminal organizations, Trump rules through an inner circle of his closest advisors and lieutenants. Trump the boss also uses threats of violence and intimidation to keep control and to punish his enemies.
Unlike other criminal organizations, the Republican Party administers its loyalty oath in public.
Unlike other criminal organizations, the Republican Party administers its loyalty oath in public.

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From RICO charges to loyalty pledges: Trump's transformation of the GOP into a crime mob is complete (Original Post)
B.See
Sep 2023
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2naSalit
(102,780 posts)1. That's the awful truth.
Truth shouldn't be just another commodity.
malaise
(296,085 posts)2. The absolute truth
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gab13by13
(32,318 posts)3. This is why I asked the question about what Garland said,
that he would not be partisan. Who was he speaking to? There is only one political party that is fomenting an insurrection, that is working to bring down our democracy.
tanyev
(49,286 posts)4. Marking to read later.
MichMan
(17,149 posts)5. Need to declare that RICO is applicable to the entire GOP
Arrest every single elected Republican at the federal, state and local levels under RICO statutes.