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- news@lemmy.world
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
It sounds like he’s gonna get hit with RICO.
Alexa, order more popcorn.
Update if you haven’t seen it: they went to RICO!
Alexa, cancel that. Make it champagne, instead.
Charge 1: RICO!
Can someone explain this to me like I’m an idiot?
RICO is an acronym that stands for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations. It’s used for organized crime. The short of it is it allows prosecutors to add to enhanced penalties.