As everyone knows, the Bitemaster rarely engages in prognostication but, just this once, he’s going to reveal what Special Counsel Robert Mueller has in store for Donald Trump:
A RICO indictment.
At least in the Eighth Circuit*, a proper RICO claim must allege the following four elements:
- conduct
- of an enterprise
- through a pattern
- of racketeering activity.
How does Trump qualify under RICO?
- conduct — this requirement is met when the defendants carry out the directions of the enterprise, or direct the enterprise themselves.
- of an enterprise — I’m less sure about this one, but the Trump Organization might qualify
- through a pattern — Oh, Lordy, is there a pattern!
- of racketeering activity — many different crimes qualify for this, such as obstruction of justice.
Q.E.D.
* Different circuits have slightly different rules on this, but the Eighth Circuit was the easiest to find in a quick Web search.