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Trump as mobster, Trump trial and RICO: Is a federal racketeering charge in Trump’s future? "If the DOJ wants to convince the MAGA millions that they were wrong about Trump, it must tell a full and unvarnished story of criminality with clear and copious evidence. To tell that story, DOJ should look through the lens of RICO." | "if Trump faces a RICO indictment, being charged as a “racketeer” would be a brand that, even before any jury verdict, can stick like Gorilla glue, especially to a former president."
Michael Franzese | Trump and RICO - YT Search Trump trial and RICO Trump trial and RICO Trump as mobster "If the DOJ wants to convince the MAGA millions that they were wrong about Trump, it must tell a full and unvarnished story of criminality with clear and copious evidence. To tell that story, DOJ should look through the lens of RICO." Opinion | I'm a former federal prosecutor. Here's how I would build a RICO case against Trump. posted at 12:37:05 UTC via nbcnews.com Oct. 12, 2022, 6:37 PM EDT | By Jim Walden In the 1980s, a now-famous federal prosecutor dusted off a seldom-used legal theory to pursue mobsters, bankers and other criminals. That theory was the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known by its acronym RICO. The prosecutor was Rudy Giuliani . Due in large part to his successful deployment of the act, Giuliani made himself and RICO part of our common lexicon . Decades later, prosecutors should be thinking about wheth