Trump spent his life under the assumption that as long as he had his goons do his dirty work and as long as he was willing to bankrupt himself to stay out of prison that everything would work out… and as it does with most white men born with millions of dollars, it has. But frankly, it’s pretty clear he’s finally bitten off far more than even his bloated bigness can handle. And here’s a curveball I guarantee he never saw coming:
The Conspiracy Decision That Could Take Down Trump
The stripper who could take down Trump isn’t who you think, thanks to an RFK-era case where the High Court held a person can be guilty of a conspiracy he didn’t expressly commit.
“Whoever commits an offense against the U.S. or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.” 18 U.S.C. 2
And this:
In 1966, the federal appellate court upheld the conviction of the two men found guilty. But here’s the interesting part. It noted in passing that the evidence was sufficient to convict all six. The Sixth Circuit ruled that the two appellants were guilty of aiding and abetting the three police officers. The two convicted defendants could be guilty of aiding and abetting a conspiracy, even if they could not commit the substantive civil rights offense that was the object of the conspiracy.
The appellate court ruled that under 18 USC 2, which by the way is still law, whoever “aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.” If he “causes an act to be done by him or another,” that would be an offense against the United States, and he would be punishable as a principal.
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Oops. Unfortunately for Trump, there’s no mulligans on this one. I don’t believe for a second that Trump isn’t up to his neck in direct collusion, but even if his goons try to cover for him (as planned) and even if Putin assassinates all the right people, it may not be enough to save Donald Trump.