grand jury was impanelled in may of 2022. after seven months and 75 witnesses, they authored a report in december 2022 recommending indictments. the sprawling case has involved some of the biggest names in the trump orbit as well as some local and state-level politicians many of which you may have never heard of. district attorney willis was considering charging under georgia s racketeer, influenced and corrupt organizations act, referred to as r.i.c.o. in practical terms, racketeering is a power tool for prosecutors because it enables you to charge a group of people all together and it enables you as a prosecutor to show the jury the full extent of this group. it s normally used for the mob, the mafia, organized crime units. you don t actually have to have specific instructions from one person or the next in like a
report in december 2022 recommending indictments. the sprawling case has involved some of the biggest names in the trump orbit, as well as some local and state-level politicians, many of which you may have never even heard of. and this entire investigation stems back to a single phone district attorney willis w was referred to as rico. in practical terms racketeering is a very powerful tool for prosecutors because it enables you to charge a group of people all together and it enables you as a prosecutor to show the jury the full extent of this group. it s normally used for the mob, the mafia, organized crime units. the interesting thing about it is you don t actually have to have specific instructions from one person or the next in like a normal conspiracy. it can be as long as you re a part of this whole enterprise and you ve got a common goal,
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he also allegedly co ordinated a scheme to have fake members of the electoral college cast their votes for mr trump in georgia rather thanjoe biden, who won the state. and, mr trump s campaign lawyers also reportedly worked with a data firm to copy sensitive data from election systems in a georgian county. the most serious charge, violating the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act, is punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison. the act is designed to help take down organised criminal syndicates like the mafia. former president trump denies all charges and has taken to the social media site truth social stating, the witch hunt continues, and claiming election interference. live now to daniel lippman, who is a reporter covering the white house and washington for the news website politico. talk us through these