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SARose

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8. Agree
Fri May 23, 2025, 01:21 PM
May 2025

Been reading that some believe it is time to file RICO charges against him and some cabinet members.

These Law Firms Should Sue Trump for Racketeering From the Oval Office
BY JONATHAN ZASLOFF
MAY 21, 20253:21 PM

Donald Trump has never been exactly shy about his criminal behavior, but now he has taken to proudly proclaiming it. In his recent Time magazine interview, the president basically confessed to extortion:

You’ve used threats and lawsuits, other forms of coercion—
Well, I’ve gotta be doing something right, because I’ve had a lot of law firms give me a lot of money.

Now, extortion is a crime. But who cares, right? Trump isn’t going to prosecute himself. The good news is, he doesn’t have to. Holding him legally accountable doesn’t require prosecution. Trump’s actions open up him and his aides to a powerful form of civil liability that will make clear that they are, in fact, criminals: civil RICO.

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