In a real case of going out in a whimper rather than a bang, on Wednesday in November the 26th,

the RICO charges that were pending against President Trump over in the state of Georgia,

they were dropped.

And really without much fanfare, unlike the case itself that was brought forth by Fannie Willis,

which literally enjoyed wall-to-wall coverage on every major network, the news of the

case being completely dropped fell in deaf ears. Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any front-page

stories on CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, or any of the other legacy outlets. It's funny how

that works. Regardless, though, in case you don't remember the details

of the case itself, Ms. Fanny Willis is the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia. And back in

August of 2023, which honestly at this point feels like a lifetime ago, she issued indictments

against both President Trump, as well as 18 of his associates. The case was brought forth under

the RICO statute, which stands for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. This is a

relatively powerful law, which is currently on the books in 33 different states. And what it does

is it basically allows the prosecutors to combat mob-style

criminal activity. Essentially, with the way that the law is set up, it allows prosecutors to target

the kingpin who intentionally keeps himself several steps removed from the actual illegal activity

being committed on the ground. And so in plain English, what it meant is that Georgia state prosecutors,

they were charging the case as if it was a case involving the mafia,

with the idea being that President Trump was the kingpin leading everybody else in the commission of crimes.

With the crimes in question being 41 counts of things like

forging elector certificates, soliciting public officials to violate their oaths of office,

filing false documents, as well as pressuring officials to quote unquote find votes in order to

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