Seeking shelter from extradition by going with your family to Switzerland.

[CTyankee]

Could we see that happen by higher-ups in this administration?

This is not a fabulist notion on my part and I know I have lots of time on my hands sheltering in place. But it occurs to me that some high placed members of Trump's administration might be considering it. After all, many of them are insulated by wealth, so they "could" live anywhere else. But they would not want to be the target of an legal extradition process that would preclude doing it. And they would have the cushion of wealth so they would not be a burden to the country where they would live.

[hlthe2b]

1. Won't be wonderful Switzerland. We have an extradition treaty with them

Maybe the Arab Emirates or S. Arabia and any number of the many less desirable locations with tenuous governments that don't extradite to the US.

[CTyankee]

2. well, ok then.

I would think this option is looking pretty good right about now to some trumpies. Laws? they don't need no stinkin' laws...pack up for those Emirates...

[atreides1]

3. Not Switzerland

The US has an extradition treaty with Switzerland, that went into effect in 1997. But, the Swiss have been known to refuse requests for extradition.

Countries that have extradition treaties with the United States but are known to refuse extradition requests are Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Iceland, Switzerland, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.


These countries currently have no extradition treaty with the United States:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and

Herzegovina, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Central

African Republic, Chad, Mainland China, Comoros, Congo (Kinshasa), Congo (Brazzaville), Djibouti, Equatorial

Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan,

Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands,

Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,


Niger, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé & Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia,

Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,

Vatican, Vietnam and Yemen.

[CTyankee]

4. Yeah, well you can bet it won't be one of those "shit hole" countries...where would you go?

[hlthe2b]

6. UAE has long catered to uber-wealthy Western assholes.

Of course, climate change is going to catch up with them sooner than later, but...

[hlthe2b]

5. Honestly, there are no Scandinavian nor European countries that I can imagine not hating Trump

far more than any lingering sensitivity to cooperating with a US legally-filed extradition request.

[CTyankee]

7. Well, I was thinking "money talks."

[lame54]

8. They'll love his $450 Billion

[hlthe2b]

9. WHAT $450 Billion? I'll be shocked if he has now (or ever had) even one billion $ of actual

(not paper, not-leveraged) wealth.

[lame54]

10. From the stimulus

[Baked Potato]

11. I'm sticking with Montenegro or Vietnam.

This prediction from months ago.

[CTyankee]

12. Why either one of those countries?

I'm intrigued...

[Baked Potato]

13. Hi, ok,

Both non extradition countries.

Trump shoved the Montenegro President, so this is using a reverse Trumpism.

Trump lived his own Vietnam back home, but visited as President, another reverse Trumpism.

One would think he would jet off to Russia or a Baltic country or Scandinavia. I think it would be what we don’t expect. Hopefully, it’s GreyBar Hotel.

[CTyankee]

14. I'm thinking Melanoma wants Europe, even tho not all its people would treat her kindly.

One of my guilty pleasures is thinking about her having secret trysts with some handsome young man on the WH staff behind Trump's back.

Well, not really...

[Baked Potato]

15. Hmmm, some palace intrigue...

I think she genuinely loves her son and is protecting him from you know who. She may end up in a different country away from Menace.

[CTyankee]

16. Oh, of course she is protectiive of him. I was just thinking of Trumps er, inadequacies...

[Baked Potato]

17. I'm with you there.

😬

[CTyankee]

18. I have a bad mind.

Shelter in place is getting to me (that's my excuse)...