Former President Donald Trump ramped up his threats to prosecute President Joe Biden if he wins another term in the White House.An appeals court rejected Trump’s claims of immunity in the federal election subversion case in the District of Columbia, although he intends to press the same argument in …

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    11 months ago

    Not a lawyer and not sure if this applies here, but the threat of blackmail itself seems like it should constitute a crime:

    18 U.S.C. § 873 (2021)
    §873. Blackmail
    

    Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, demands or receives any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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      11 months ago

      the threat of blackmail itself seems like it should constitute a crime

      My guy has been indicted 91 times and counting. What’s one more?