Rachel Maddow talks Georgia’s racketeering criminal case against Donald Trump

| 10:05 pm EST March 8, 2021
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Over the weekend Palmer Report pointed out that the District Attorneys in Manhattan, New York and Fulton County, Georgia seem to be in something of a race to see who can criminally indict Donald Trump first, who can hit him with the biggest charges, and who can hire the most aggressive outside prosecutors to help put Trump on trial.

Now Rachel Maddow is using her MSNBC show to highlight the fact that Fulton County DA Fani Willis has hired an outside attorney who essentially wrote the book on bringing state-level racketeering charges. Maddow pointed out that this placed Willis’ earlier words in context, when she listed racketeering among the numerous potential criminal charges that Trump could face.

The kicker is that racketeering charges are most often brought against mob bosses and the like. This dovetails with the fact that the Manhattan DA recently hired a prosecutor with experience in prosecuting mob bosses on white collar crimes. Even though Georgia is targeting Trump for his election crimes, and New York is targeting Trump for his financial crimes, the two cases could end up being more similar than you might think.

In any case, Rachel Maddow stated at the end of her show tonight that she’ll be going more in depth on the Trump racketeering case during her show tomorrow night. It sounds like it’s definitely worth watching.

Dear Palmer Report readers, we all understand the difficult era we're heading into. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight. We're funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can donate here.