The most astounding line in Trump's newest indictment

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     August 15, 2023 I have to admit that I'm suffering from a bit of Trump Indictment Fatigue. (There are four! That's a lot of legal stuff to read!) But even I was genuinely taken aback by this detail in [Donald Trump's latest charges](: The indictment includes alleged violations of Georgia’s powerful RICO law, typically used to prosecute gangs or other criminal organizations. Prosecutors can seek 20-year prison sentences under that anti-racketeering statute. As a non-expert in criminal activity, I normally attribute something like violating RICO laws to characters played by Joe Pesci. That a former president and current GOP frontrunner for the presidential nomination was just indicted on such a charge is truly astounding. But orchestrating a "criminal enterprise" is exactly what Fulton County DA Fani Willis believes Trump and 18 of his allies are guilty of when they attempted to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. I vacillate between finding all of this demoralizing and tiring, excruciatingly so. Still, it's critical to keep track of all the awfulness, especially in the lead-up to the next election. At least we'll have some [excellent memes on the way there](. —Inae Oh Advertisement [Banner featuring the book Survivor Injustice by Kylie Cheung. ]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Trump and 18 Allies Slammed With 41 Charges in Sprawling Georgia Election Case]( Late on Monday, an Atlanta grand jury handed down a massive indictment. BY PEMA LEVY FROM THE MOTHER JONES STORE   Mother Jones Store Are you a Mother Funder? If you are, buy the shirt as well! Go to the official Mother Jones Store and show your support beyond the pages.[Check us out!]( [Trending] [Read the Georgia indictment against Donald Trump]( BY INAE OH   [Baylor University is no longer required to protect queer students from sexual harassment]( BY SOPHIE HAYSSEN   [Fetterman and Feinstein both face ableism. But their situations aren't the same.]( BY JULIA MÉTRAUX   [16 young people in Montana just won a historic climate lawsuit]( BY HENRY CARNELL Advertisement [Banner featuring the book Survivor Injustice by Kylie Cheung.]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Indonesia to world: Stop dumping your plastic on us]( Outsourcing this toxic waste to poor nations “is a new type of colonialism.” BY BETH GARDINER [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755