{"id":2001304,"date":"2023-08-15T13:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-what-is-rico-and-how-might-it-spell-jail-time-for-ex-president\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:38:48","slug":"donald-trump-indicted-what-is-rico-and-how-might-it-spell-jail-time-for-ex-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-what-is-rico-and-how-might-it-spell-jail-time-for-ex-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump indicted: RICO explained, potential jail time for ex-president."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-indicted-what-is-rico-and-how-might-it-spell-jail-time-for-ex-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President Donald Trump\u2063 Indicted on 13 Felony Charges\u2063 in\u2064 Georgia<\/h2>\n<p>Late Monday, former President Donald Trump was \u200dhit with a bombshell indictment in Fulton County, Georgia.\u2064 The indictment includes 13\u2063 felony charges, including violations of Georgia&#8217;s Racketeer Influenced\u200b and Corrupt Organizations statute, which \u200dprohibits \u2064racketeering and carries a\u200b potential prison sentence of up \u200cto 20\u2062 years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Trump was charged\u2062 alongside 18 other \u2064defendants, all key figures who allegedly \u2064aided in his efforts to \u2062subvert the\u2062 2020 election results in Georgia. \u200dThe indictment\u2064 was handed up by\u200d a grand jury before\u200d midnight on Monday, according to Fulton County \u200cDistrict Attorney Fani Willis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Implications\u2063 for Trump&#8217;s Pardon Options<\/h3>\n<p>Unlike the federal charges he is facing, Trump cannot be pardoned by a president or himself\u200d in Georgia if convicted. State charges can \u2062only be pardoned by an independent board appointed by the\u2064 governor. The board \u200brequires the completion \u200cof all sentences, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">law-abiding life<\/a>, no pending charges, and full payment \u2062of fines.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump could attempt to move the\u200d case to federal court, as he has done in his New York case. This \u200bmove \u200braises questions about the scope of\u200c the &#8220;federal officer removal statute&#8221; \u2064and whether it\u2062 applies to Trump. Even\u2062 if successful, the offenses \u2063would still be considered Georgia state crimes subject\u2062 to\u200d the same \u200cpardon rules.<\/p>\n<h3>Understanding Georgia&#8217;s \u2064RICO Law<\/h3>\n<p>The charges against Trump in state court\u2064 allege\u200c violations of Georgia&#8217;s\u200d Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations\u2062 Act, which is broader than \u200cits federal counterpart. While the \u200bfederal RICO \u2062law requires at least two underlying crimes and participation in \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-what-is-rico-and-how-might-it-spell-jail-time-for-ex-president\/\" title=\"Donald Trump indicted: RICO explained, potential jail time for ex-president.\">long-running criminal\u2063 enterprise<\/a>, Georgia&#8217;s RICO \u200dlaw has a shorter time\u200d requirement and lists nearly\u2062 50 qualifying\u200c underlying\u2062 crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and\u2064 his top allies, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Jeffrey \u2064Clark, were named in\u200d the \u200dindictment.\u200d Giuliani, in particular, is now facing a RICO \u2062charge \u200dhimself, having used RICO to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-accusing-jeffrey-epstein-of-abuse-sue-deutsche-bank-jpmorgan-chase\/\" title=\"Women Accusing Jeffrey Epstein of Abuse Sue Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase\">target organized crime<\/a> during his career\u200b as a prosecutor in New York City.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Jail Time for Trump<\/h3>\n<p>If convicted\u200d of the \u2063RICO charge, Trump could face a sentence\u2063 of \u200bfive to 20 \u2062years. Additionally, an individual conspiracy conviction carries a \u200cminimum sentence of \u2063one\u2064 year with a variable maximum sentence. The judge has \u2064discretion in determining the sentence, which could range from probation to prison time.<\/p>\n<p>With \u2063Monday marking Trump&#8217;s fifth indictment in less than\u2062 five months, the \u200cstakes for\u200b his legal troubles have reached a fever\u2064 pitch. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis stated that if Trump is convicted of \u200dthe RICO\u200d charge, there \u200cwould be no \u200dprobation\u2064 and a mandatory minimum\u2063 sentence \u2062of \u200bfive\u2062 years.\u200b However, Trump could \u2064appeal the verdict and hope for a reversal on appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2063 may explore other avenues to\u2063 fight the charges, such as \u200cinitiating impeachment \u2063proceedings against Willis in the state&#8217;s House \u200cand\u2062 Senate. However, achieving a two-thirds majority \u2064vote \u200cwould be challenging. Additionally, Trump&#8217;s allies could take advantage\u200d of a new \u2063law that allows for the investigation and\u2063 potential removal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-senator-breaks-down-the-heartbeat-act-heres-how-its-enforceable\/\" title=\"Texas State Senator Breaks Down The Heartbeat Act: Here\u2019s How It\u2019s Enforceable\">elected district attorneys<\/a> \u200dor solicitors-general who consistently fail to \u200bfulfill their duties.<\/p>\n<p>As the legal battle \u2062unfolds, \u2064all eyes are on the former president and the potential \u200dconsequences\u2062 he may face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump faces 13 felony charges in Fulton County, Georgia. These include violations of Georgia&#8217;s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute, carrying a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. 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