Threatening the judge in the 2020 federal elections subversion case. Also, georgia d a fani willis, as a trial date for donald trump, it is alleged coconspirators. How will it fit with the other three criminal trials hes facing in the middle of a president ial campaign . Plus, a live report from maui, where the governor says the death toll has risen in probably over 1000 people could still be missing. Good evening, thanks for joining us. We begin with two pieces of Breaking News tonight. The first, weve just learned, of charges in texas connected with alleged threats against judge chutkan, obviously presiding over the 2020 Election Subversion Trial of the former president. According to the court filing, the woman who lives in alvin, texas left a threatening, racist, bigoted voice mail for judge chutkan on august 5th. Allegedly saying if trump doesnt get elected, quote, were coming to kill you, tread lightly. And then a curse. She allegedly continued, quote, youll be targeted personally
Organization act. it s a charge whose federal version has been made famous in tv and film, ironically, but one of the 19 defendants, rudy giuliani, who used it as a u. s. district attorney against the new york mob and others in the 19 80s. jason carroll has more about it. this is the 11th rico indictment the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act, rico for short, was originally passed in 1970. as a tool to help wipe out organized crime. the verdict was like a bullet, puncturing john gadi s longtime image of invincibility from the law. at the time, it was dubbed the trial of the century. the u.s. versus john gotti. the boss of the gambino crime family was found guilty today, on all 13 counts of murder and racketeering. in the early 90s, prosecutors took down gotti, and charged him with racketeering, extortion, and murder. the law also used to take down the family, and mafia underlings throughout organized crime. rico laws allowed prosecutors to connect multip