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Holy Shit -this ends with a RICO charge in the SDNY (Original Post) malaise Feb 2019 OP
i always felt that was a bigger threat to trump than Muellers stuff samnsara Feb 2019 #1
Yep malaise Feb 2019 #2
especially since it would hit the grifter in chief shanny Feb 2019 #7
Mueller probably thought so too. Why he sent it there. LiberalFighter Feb 2019 #8
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #9
Thinking the NRA and Republican party are prominent satellite WheelWalker Feb 2019 #3
To quote Elijah Cummings malaise Feb 2019 #4
Yep. and if the RNC is named in a RICO suit, Volaris Feb 2019 #12
They ALL took the dirty Russian money! Drahthaardogs Feb 2019 #13
It doesn't take much digging to see the procon Feb 2019 #5
Kaching! malaise Feb 2019 #6
IMHO, it's always been a RICO case. sarcasmo Feb 2019 #10
Well, Mueller's first action on the job was to hire the country's top 15 or 16 RICO lawyers. GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #11
It ends with a massive plea deal to resign the presidency Buckeyeblue Feb 2019 #14

Volaris

(10,269 posts)
12. Yep. and if the RNC is named in a RICO suit,
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 11:06 PM
Feb 2019

EVERY SINGLE SITTING REPUBLICAN is potentially chargable with money laundering. The only 'out' would be if they could prove they DIDNT take the money .

Good luck with that, gentleman lol!!

procon

(15,805 posts)
5. It doesn't take much digging to see the
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 08:00 PM
Feb 2019

pattern of racketeering activity that exists throughout the Trump crime family. And to convict on under RICO, a pattern is enough to make a racketeering prosecution under the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations statute. Conviction would also trigger the asset forfeiture provisions of RICO against Trump and any other Trump related business dealings that had assets used in connection with crimes.

Kaching!

GoCubsGo

(32,078 posts)
11. Well, Mueller's first action on the job was to hire the country's top 15 or 16 RICO lawyers.
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:42 PM
Feb 2019

I don't know if it's all going to end there, but that's probably where Spanky's presidency ends. I think this is going to go on for years, and across multiple states.

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
14. It ends with a massive plea deal to resign the presidency
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 08:05 AM
Feb 2019

I know that no one on here wants that but we are not going to put a former president or his kids in prison. We just aren't.

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