MicroWaveAug 15, 2023

Georgia charges Trump with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss

https://lemmy.world/post/3211035

Georgia charges Trump with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss - Lemmy.world

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Show threadChozo

It sounds like he's gonna get hit with RICO.

Alexa, order more popcorn.

Aug 15, 2023 at 4:11amWeb
Show threaddazedandconfusedAug 15, 2023
Update if you haven’t seen it: they went to RICO!
Show threadChozoAug 15, 2023
Alexa, cancel that. Make it champagne, instead.
Show threadpeopleproblemsAug 15, 2023
Charge 1: RICO!
Show threadNewNewAccountAug 15, 2023
Can someone explain this to me like I’m an idiot?
Show threadSquishyPandaDevAug 15, 2023
RICO is an acronym that stands for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations. It’s used for organized crime. The short of it is it allows prosecutors to add to enhanced penalties.