legislation than anything passed anything passed at least the last two democratic presidents. legislatively in terms of its progressive reach, in terms of its reach to make things better for people who need the most help. it is definitely on par with the affordable care act, with obamacare. but this bill, what the senate passed this weekend, what the house will pass tomorrow, what president biden is about to sign, will hit a wider target than the affordable care act ever aimed at. as huge an accomplishment as that was to reform the absolutely broke and broken u.s. health care system to try to improve it in a fundamental way, this bill is bigger. it is aiming at more. it will strike what is hoped to be a decisive blow against the pandemic in terms of funding a coherent technocratically skilled national response. everything from testing to the vaccine rollout. we are in the middle of the largest vaccine rollout in the history of the country. this is how we re going to fund it
former president will go to jail to be booked and processed on state racketeering charges. when will he show up is still pending b one thing is really clear, the former president s legal troubles and campaign are colliding. we know that donald trump will not show up on the gop debate stage in milwaukee this wednesday when his 2024 challengers do. trump has confirmed that, but will he show up in the atlanta area jail today? he and the 18 accused co-conspirators have until friday at noon to be booked on criminal charges there. and at this point, all 19 will be fingerprinted and have a mug shot taken inside of that jail. we are going to katelyn polantz at the courthouse outside atlanta. what are you finding? this is where the d.a. works and we have seenm so of the prosecutors on the team for this caseworking under d.a. fani willis to prosecute donald trump
together? well, i ve always thought that the call that was made by president trump to the secretary of state of georgia was not a perfect call, it was problematic, it crossed lines that alerts any prosecutor that there s something wrong here. and of course she s further investigated it and brought these charges. my reaction to it is that this would not stand under a federal racketeering charge but under a state racketeering charges in which the overt acts or the acts that are carried out in furtherance of the racketeering is much broader in state court. and so it is substantive in state court. it should stick in state court in the sense that i don t think it will be subject to a dismissal. there is a question as to whether it can be removed to federal court. but the it does fit within the georgia racketeering charges. and georgia s one of the few
while fani willis s case against don trump overlaps with special counsel jack smith s january six investigation into donald trump, there could be one key difference. fani willis could bring state racketeering charges against don trump and some of his allies. georgia s version of the racketeer, influence, and corrupt organizations act or, better known as rico, was modeled after the 1970 law aimed at taking down the mafia. the atlanta journal-constitution reports, quote, rico is often used to try to prove that illegal business was being used for illegal means and, in the beginning, the law was used to prosecute those involved in drug trafficking or organized crime. but, in recent years, prosecutors have also applied to government officials accused of using their offices for personal gain, such as those named in the indictment against various former and current atlanta public school officials.
judging by the scene outside of the fulton county courthouse, the atlanta law enforcement is ready. the associated press reports, quote, fulton county sheriff apart labonte has said he is in meetings every day to prepare for a possible indictment. in anticipation of potential charges, deputies erected barriers last week along the block in front of the main courthouse. the street was closed this week and parking is prohibited on your by streets. those measures are to remain in place through the end of next week, law bats office said. while fani willis s case against don trump overlaps with special counsel jack smith s january six investigation into donald trump, there could be one key difference. fani willis could bring state racketeering charges against don trump and some of his allies. georgia s version of the racketeer, influence, and corrupt organizations act or, better known as rico, was modeled after the 1970 law aimed at taking down the mafia. the atlanta journal-constitution rep