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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs Trump facing Civil RICO charges over Trump University?
Very interesting
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/4/1534546/-Trump-In-Court-Over-RICO-Charges?detail=email&link_id=3&can_id=1865bc2915c86635e22b903d625e7d4d&source=email-the-dumbest-man-in-congress-proves-his-ignorance-once-again&email_referrer=the-dumbest-man-in-congress-proves-his-ignorance-once-again&email_subject=the-dumbest-man-in-congress-proves-his-ignorance-once-again
Curiel is presiding over two separate class-action lawsuits about Trump University.
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In his public remarks, Trump appears to make no distinction between Low and Cohen. But there are crucial differences between the two civil class-action lawsuits. The Low plaintiffs sued Trump University and Trump himself under various consumer-protection laws in California, Florida, and New Yorka relatively standard class-action lawsuit.
Cohen, on the other hand, targets Trump through a provision of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, more commonly known as the RICO Actthe same statute federal prosecutors use to bring down mob bosses. In essence, Low accuses Trump University of engaging in fraudulent business practices, while Cohen frames Trump University itself as a criminal enterprise with Trump as the orchestrator of a racketeering scheme.
The Cohen [summary] motion [filed by Trump] is still pending, with a hearing scheduled for July 18
So on July 18 we find out whether Trump will be on trial not just for violating consumer protection laws but also for Trump University itself being a criminal enterprise, i.e. RICO.
Thats part of why Trump is trying to poison the well on Curiel, because the charges he'd be defending are so serious.
Side note: The GOP Convention starts July 18.
C_U_L8R
(44,986 posts)http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/282064-report-attorneys-general-who-declined-to-prosecute-trump
Who's gonna spill the beans of Drumpfie?
Ilsa
(61,690 posts)to lay off investigating TU:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7883673
PJMcK
(21,989 posts)Image if the RNC opens and the other news of the day is about Mr. Trump being tried under RICO. Fun times!
Earth Bound Misfit
(3,553 posts)yellowcanine
(35,693 posts)or to have credit card companies bump their credit limits, etc. and use "anticipated income" from flipping properties - that seems as if it is skating very close to the line of conspiring to defraud banks.