Jragon
September 30, 2016, 6:29am
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JohnT:
The number of crimes, the vast differences in jurisdictions, the persistancy of these crimes and the fact that others are ensnared in them makes both Trump organizations, company and foundation, ripe RICO targets.
So I wouldn’t base arguments upon Trump’s business acumen just yet, TruthSeeker.
He’s already being RICO’d for the Trump University thing
Federal District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel has ruled that Donald J. Trump, founder of Trump University, must face civil trial for fraud and racketeering under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). Trump had moved for summary judgment in a last-ditch effort to block a class-action trial scheduled to begin right after the national election.
Denying the motion, Judge Curiel ruled that there were genuine issues of material fact for trial as to whether Trump had personally committed fraud and racketeering. If Trump loses, he is liable for three times the damages suffered by the students who paid tuition. That is the bite of the RICO statute — triple damages. This could amount to many tens of millions of dollars.
E: I don’t know when the next trial date is, but I’d like to drive home that our country is in a position where a sitting president may, shortly after inauguration (meaning: for a scandal not discovered post-election), have to sit in and defend themselves in a RICO trial.