Arotrios OP , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago)

Looks like Georgia is setting the stage for the Feds go RICO on him.

Which brings up an interesting point:

Civil RICO

Even though RICO threatens very long prison terms for racketeers, the law's real power is its civil component. Anyone can bring a civil suit if they've been injured by a RICO violation, and if they win, receive treble damages. In the 1980s, civil lawyers attempted to fit many different claims inside of RICO, but in the 1990s the federal courts set up a number of hurdles for civil RICO claims. To succeed on a RICO claim, a plaintiff must show:

Criminal Activity. You must show that the defendant committed one of the enumerated RICO crimes, which include the broad crimes of mail and wire fraud. If you bring a claim on a fraud basis, however, the court will apply strict scrutiny.

Pattern of Criminal Activity. One crime is not enough. You have to show a pattern of at least two crimes. A pattern requires the crimes be related in some way—same victim, same methods, same participants—or continuous, meaning it was conducted over at least a year.

Within the Statute of Limitations. The Supreme Court held that RICO has a four-year statute of limitations, which begins tolling from the time the victim discovers his or her damages.

So, anyone wanna guess how many Trump donors would have a case here?

AdmiralSnackbar , 11 months ago

All of them have one, none of them would go for it because they don’t think he did anything wrong

Arotrios OP , 11 months ago

Not too sure about that. Your rank and file may not, but there are some very wealthy previous supporters who are not pleased with the way things have been going with GOP finances. Rupert Murdock, for instance, is supporting DeSantis, and he's not pleased with having to pay in the Dominion lawsuit for Trump's lies. If Trump is convicted criminally, I think a whole lot of sharks are going to start smelling blood in the water when treble damages are involved.