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In an indictment that’s laid out *** lot like the takedown of *** crime organization. Trump and his allies have been indicted yet again. This one though poses the biggest threat to the former president. What are the charges and why are they so dangerous? This is clarified on the 14th of August, former president, Donald J. Trump was hit with his fourth indictment. This one from the state of Georgia was *** little different though Trump and 18 others were charged under the Rico Act. Every individual charged in the indictment is charged with one count of violating Georgia’s racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act. That’s Georgia district attorney, Fannie Willis, who’s bringing the charges against Trump and co but more on her later first, what is *** Rico charge? It allows prosecutors to tie together various crimes and people by arguing they were working together in the same criminal interest. Rika charges can encourage the smaller fish to cooperate with prosecutors in order to help them catch the bigger sharks. The act was established in the 19 seventies to go after mob bosses and organized crime groups. It was used successfully against the mafia unions and others and it famously took down John Gotti. So how does *** Rico charge apply to Trump in *** late night vote? *** Fulton County grand jury handing out indictments against former president Donald Trump and 18 of his allies for allegedly trying to undo his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Some of Trump’s 18 allies who have been named include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell Trump is accused of *** pressure campaign to find more votes harassing state election workers, false claims of fraud and appointing *** new slate of electors favoring Trump rather than abide by Georgia’s legal process for election challenges. The defendants engaged in *** criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn Georgia’s presidential election result, Fanny Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who brought the charges against Trump and his allies has *** history of using Rico charges and she is reinventing what it means to use the Rico Act. Willis hit teachers in Atlanta with Rico charges for cheating on students’, standardized test scores creating national headlines. She’s also using Rico charges against the Atlanta hip hop crew YSL alleging their violent street gang. The group includes rappers Ghana and the young thug. In that case, she’s used to defend its own social media and rap lyrics against them which set off free speech controversy. Trump who also has *** strong social media presence will see his posts entered as evidence in the Rico case. What happens next? Willis says she wants to try the defendants as *** group and go to trial within six months. But given the sprawling nature of this case, the other trials, Trump faces his attorney’s request to push her to 2026. This may drag on Rico charges can carry 5 to 20 years of prison time in Georgia or *** fine in total across Trump’s four indictments. He faces 91 charges. He has pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges.

Mark Meadows surrenders at Georgia jail on charges relating to 2020 election

Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has surrendered in Atlanta on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.Meadows was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others — including former President Donald Trump and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — under a racketeering statute normally associated with gang members and organized crime.Trump surrendered later Thursday.Giuliani surrendered on Wednesday and posed for a mug shot. Meadows, who had sought to avoid having to turn himself in while he seeks to move the case to federal court, turned himself in Thursday. Bond was set at $100,000.By early Thursday afternoon, dozens of Trump supporters had gathered outside the jail where the ex-president surrendered, some waving flags with Trump’s name, as officials tightened security measures.His Atlanta surrender was different from prior ones, requiring him to surrender at a problem-plagued jail — but without an accompanying court appearance for now. Unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mug shot, Fulton County officials said they expected to take a booking photo like they would for any other defendant.Shortly after he surrendered, Trump’s mug shot from Fulton County was released. Not long after that, Trump posted the mug shot on X, formerly known as Twitter, along with a link to a fundraising website. District Attorney Fani Willis had earlier given all of the defendants until Friday afternoon to turn themselves in at the main Fulton County jail. On Thursday, her office proposed an Oct. 23 trial date, though the complexities of the 19-person case — and potential scheduling conflicts with other Trump prosecutions — would appear to make it all but impossible. The date seemed to be a response to early legal maneuvering by at least one defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, who requested a speedy trial.Trump was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the window of his sport utility vehicle as his motorcade left. The booking was considered speedy. Unrepentant but subdued after the brief jail visit, he again insisted that he “did nothing wrong” and called the case accusing him of subverting election results a “travesty of justice.”“If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election,” he told reporters on the airport tarmac.

ATLANTA —

Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has surrendered in Atlanta on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Meadows was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others — including former President Donald Trump and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — under a racketeering statute normally associated with gang members and organized crime.

Trump surrendered later Thursday.

Giuliani surrendered on Wednesday and posed for a mug shot. Meadows, who had sought to avoid having to turn himself in while he seeks to move the case to federal court, turned himself in Thursday. Bond was set at $100,000.

By early Thursday afternoon, dozens of Trump supporters had gathered outside the jail where the ex-president surrendered, some waving flags with Trump’s name, as officials tightened security measures.

His Atlanta surrender was different from prior ones, requiring him to surrender at a problem-plagued jail — but without an accompanying court appearance for now. Unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mug shot, Fulton County officials said they expected to take a booking photo like they would for any other defendant.

Shortly after he surrendered, Trump’s mug shot from Fulton County was released. Not long after that, Trump posted the mug shot on X, formerly known as Twitter, along with a link to a fundraising website.

District Attorney Fani Willis had earlier given all of the defendants until Friday afternoon to turn themselves in at the main Fulton County jail. On Thursday, her office proposed an Oct. 23 trial date, though the complexities of the 19-person case — and potential scheduling conflicts with other Trump prosecutions — would appear to make it all but impossible. The date seemed to be a response to early legal maneuvering by at least one defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, who requested a speedy trial.

Trump was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the window of his sport utility vehicle as his motorcade left. The booking was considered speedy. Unrepentant but subdued after the brief jail visit, he again insisted that he “did nothing wrong” and called the case accusing him of subverting election results a “travesty of justice.”

“If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election,” he told reporters on the airport tarmac.