Donald Trump faces an indictment in Georgia for racketeering and a dozen other alleged offenses in the most ambitious and sweeping case against the former president. Georgia's RICO law allows for a broad range of underlying offenses, giving the prosecution more flexibility in their case against Trump and the 18 other defendants. Willis's indictment, on the other hand, details a wide-ranging conspiracy with Trump as the alleged political equivalent of a mob boss. The Georgia racketeering case against Trump poses a significant risk for him, as it carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years upon conviction, and he cannot pardon himself in a state case even if he wins the next presidential election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also faces hurdles, with a target trial date in six months seen as unrealistic due to the large number of defendants and the political nature of the case, potentially causing significant delays in jury selection and the trial.
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00:02 Donald Trump faces an indictment in Georgia for racketeering and a dozen other alleged
00:06 offenses in what is considered the most ambitious and sweeping case against the former president.
00:11 Georgia's RICO law allows for a broad range of underlying offenses, giving the prosecution
00:15 more flexibility in their case against Trump and the 18 other defendants.
00:19 Willis' indictment on the other hand details a wide-ranging conspiracy from Trump as the
00:23 alleged political equivalent of a mob boss.
00:26 The Georgia racketeering case against Trump poses a significant risk for him as he carries
00:30 a mandatory minimum sentence of five years upon conviction and he cannot pardon himself
00:34 in a state case even if he wins in the next presidential election.
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