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Fiendish Thingy

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29. And yet, no prosecutor or plaintiff has pursued Trump under RICO statutes

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #28)

Tue Jan 10, 2023, 01:10 PM

Jan 2023

The Popehat explainer applies to all RICO queries, past, present and future.

I agree that some of Trump’s pre- and extra-presidential activities, especially money laundering, could fall under RICO, but no one, not even Letitia James or SDNY has chosen to prosecute him under organized crime statutes.

Cries of “RICO!!!” are quite often uninformed, desperate pleas from the frustrated, hence the need for the Popehat explainer.

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The DOJ investigation is like a giant RICO investigation. The size and scope is incredible. [View all] fightforfreedom Jan 2023 OP

Thanks for this!!! secondwind Jan 2023 #1

i feel like we need a nuremburg style trial. mopinko Jan 2023 #2

Nuremberg style trial, good analogy. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #3

It took almost two years to investigate Watergate, a single act with a few niyad Jan 2023 #4

I've been saying this for awhile. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2023 #16

I, for one, Delphinus Jan 2023 #32

Weismann Also Said He Wasn't Sure Indictments Would Go All The Way To Top SoCalDavidS Jan 2023 #5

I read that there were almost 70 indicted from the Nixon administration and maybe 50 were convicted. Tadpole Raisin Jan 2023 #6

"DA Willis is ready to pull the trigger on indictments" nightwing1240 Jan 2023 #7

Read the last couple of lines my post. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #9

I will post where he is getting his information, gab13by13 Jan 2023 #10

thank you nightwing1240 Jan 2023 #11

Sorry, I can't post it now, gab13by13 Jan 2023 #15

You watched Nicolle yesterday, I know, gab13by13 Jan 2023 #8

You are reading my post wrong. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #12

I hope they have been cooperating, gab13by13 Jan 2023 #17

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2023 #14

It isn't so much incredible DENVERPOPS Jan 2023 #13

Not to belabor the point, but PCIntern Jan 2023 #18

Good point about State charges. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #21

If only they could net the people behind "Q" randr Jan 2023 #19

The evil we are witnessing has a name. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #22

Thanks for sharing your beliefs. jaxexpat Jan 2023 #20

When I had seen this on Alex some time ago, I found the vid and will post again (from MSNBC) BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #23

Thanks for posting that video. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #26

They might want to hurry up and start indicting Republicans in Congress Marius25 Jan 2023 #24

I know! Delphinus Jan 2023 #33

Popehat sez: It's not RICO, dammit! Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #25

Look at the date of that assertion - June 2016 BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #28

And yet, no prosecutor or plaintiff has pursued Trump under RICO statutes Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #29

Remember every time they (feds) start on one thing BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #30

I think 1/24 is the earliest anything will happen w/ that one MissMillie Jan 2023 #27

TY Cha Jan 2023 #31