had still won. the trump the fact that trump is not telling paying his legal bills it s remarkable. but it s not really surprising. that is trump s m. o.. michael cohen and people like they say this is kind of what he does. what about the fact that giuliani is now facing i mean, he s not just in over his head in legal fees. he s facing criminal charges in georgia for the same law he used to use here to go after members of organized crime. the irony is extraordinary. rico is not just a legal statute for giuliani. rico is part of his story personalities, part of his story. giuliani tells the story over and over how back then when he was still number three in the justice department, he was overhearing the television with joe banano, who had inexplicably written an autobiography, who talked about the commission like the godfather scene where all the mobsters sat around and kind of made their big decisions. and according to giuliani, he
Rudy Giuliani, who was hailed for his innovative use of racketeering laws against the Mob as a U.S. attorney in the 1980s, was indicted for violating Georgia’s RICO law along with Donald Trump and 17 others in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election. What do you think?
racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act for rico in 1970 in order to go after organized crime. he allowed the justice department to do so. it is been used for prosecuting mob bosses. it s also been used for prosecuting local street gangs as well as those committing financial fraud. and different states have their own versions of the federal, riggleman books. george s is notably wanted more sweeping versions. but rico prosecutions are different from any other kind of prosecution, clear to anyone who just started to read through the georgia indictment. this document, running 100 pages, is structured quite differently than the other indictments against donald trump and in a way that maybe a little counterintuitive. so if you are scratching your head about how this works, you re not alone. tanya mueller is a georgia state representative who served as an assistant district attorney in fulton county alongside fani willis. this is a deputy assistant attorney general and former
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more on our top story this hour, former u.s. president donald trump and 18 other people have been indicted in georgia over efforts to overturn the states election results. atlanta prosecutor, fani willis, a sa that she intends to try all 19 defendants together, including some of trump s lawyers and top aides. she has urged them to surrender voluntarily by friday, august 25th, so that they can answer to the 41 charges that have been handed down. every individual charged in the indictment is charged with one count of violating george s racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act, through participation in a criminal enterprise in fulton county, georgia, and i ll swear to accomplish the illegal goal