The main requirements under the federal RICO law are at least two underlying crimes and participation in a criminal enterprise over a long period of time. WHY ARE PROSECUTORS USING RICO? That means prosecutors would not necessarily have to prove Trump personally broke the law but knowingly coordinated with others who did. RICO cases are inherently more complex because prosecutors must first prove the existence of a criminal enterprise. Prosecutors will need to prove that Trump and his co-defendants worked together towards a common criminal purpose, which is not always as straightforward as proving an underlying RICO crime.

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Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Reba Saldanha, Willis overreached, kingpins, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Prosecutors, Trump, Republican, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Georgia, U.S, Fulton County, Windham , New Hampshire, New York