stopthatgirl7Aug 15, 2023

Rudy Giuliani, who pioneered the use of RICO when he was a US attorney, just got indicted on RICO charges

Giuliani went from RICO charge prosecutor to a defendant in Fulton County DA Fani Willis' RICO case over Trump's alleged 2020 election interference.

https://www.businessinsider.com/rudy-giuliani-indicted-georgia-trump-rico-2023-8

Rudy Giuliani, who pioneered use of RICO, indicted on RICO charges

Giuliani went from prosecuting RICO cases to being a defendant in Fulton County DA Fani Willis' RICO case over Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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Show threadwolfylowAug 15, 2023

So a question from a non-American …. How likely is any of this to lead to actual conviction/incarceration?

What’s the feeling in the country? Is this all just likely to be brushed off?

Show threadIwasondiggAug 15, 2023
We are in uncharted waters at this point. I don’t think anyone could really answer this question with certainty.
Show threadwolfylow

Fair point!

I’ve been pretty much shocked by a lot of the things that have happened in the last decade or so … kind of like “nobody would ever ever have predicted that, before ….”

Aug 15, 2023 at 10:58amWeb
Show threadArsecroftAug 15, 2023

If you look at our history, there has always been a sort of club where those involved in wrongdoing end up being shielded from real accountability. There are no other examples of a president being criminally prosecuted for anything.

People say that is because the founders never imagined that a criminal would be elected president, but given the lack of mention of slavery until the 13th amendment I have a feeling that’s not quite the case.