When he was president, it was striking how often Donald Trump resorted to the language of the mob when he found himself in a tight spot. His former attorney, Michael Cohen, who cooperated with the government was a “rat” and a “flipper” for having squealed. But his campaign chief who refused to do a deal with prosecutors and went to prison for his troubles was lauded as a man who the feds couldn’t “break”.
So how ironic that Trump now finds himself on the wrong side of the very laws designed to break the mafia, the so-called Rico laws – the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act. In other words, the charges in Georgia are that he was the head of a racketeering organisation. And the charges are eye-watering.
Forty-one counts of forgery and false statements; a few on impersonating public officers, influencing witnesses, a smattering of fraud charges, a bit of computer tampering – and perjury.
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