The biggest problem facing Donald Trump? His ‘mafia’ mouth

If his lawyers can’t keep him quiet, then Trump is in real trouble, writes Jon Sopel. And I know from years of covering his presidency for the BBC that nobody can restrain him for long…

If you’re keeping a running total, it now brings to 91 the criminal charges that Trump is facing from these four indictments (Getty)

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.