Seth Abramson: Breaking:Trump May Be Planning to Leave Country 24 Hours Before He Loses Immunity ...

[triron]

Link to tweet

[woodsprite]

1. They don't like him there either. nt

[essme]

16. I can't think of a place that WOULD like him-

maybe the remote wilderness on another continent where no one has heard of him?

[JHB]

24. Maybe a friend will give him a generous offer to open a new resort property...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

45. Maybe Russia or Saudi Arabia will take him.

Can't think of anywhere else.

[burrowowl]

90. Israel

[Cha]

71. Russia

[Ohiogal]

51. The UK just announced a major shutdown.

I wonder if he’d be allowed in.

[Happyhippychick]

2. Ewww poor Scotland. They didn't do anything to deserve this

[dalton99a]

3. Indict and revoke his passport

after his term expires

Let Putin give him a Russian passport

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Scotland can keep him but I doubt very much that they want him.

[RobinA]

42. NOOOO!

They cannot keep him. I love Scotland and I don’t want it polluted by the likes of him. Can’t he go to some island like Napoleon?

[lagomorph777]

46. Three Mile Island? Or maybe one of these beauties...

https://www.youngpioneertours.com/worlds-worst-islands/

[benfranklin1776]

74. Good choices!

I especially like the Brazilian locale with writhing venomous snakes but it’s unfair to the poor snakes, so Enewetak Atoll would be better as it is fitting given that anything he touches dies. But since he’s Putin’s bootlicker I’m sure Vlad would gladly give him a scenic dacha in Chernobyl where his orange glow would fit nicely into the radioactive landscape.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

48. The Desolation Islands near Antarctica would work.

[Catalunya]

72. Elba? No way, that beautiful place is not for the likes of him.

I'm not sure it could even have been considered a real punishment for Napoleon either. I'd love to be sent there.

[mwooldri]

84. Hmmm. Inchkeith.

Rocks in the Firth of Forth. Previously used for quarantining people. Sounds fine to me.

[lindysalsagal]

5. It's a start, but it's not far enough.

Can we get elon to send him to the moon?

[leftieNanner]

12. Hmmm. We may know what that "Space Force" was for now.

Except I would NEVER call him a Guardian.

[OhNo-Really]

6. That wouldn't have leaked though, right?

Pilot Patriot “Oh darn. Where did I leave the keys?”

[gratuitous]

7. Seth: You misspelled "flee" as "leave"

FIFY

[underpants]

8. He wants to play keep away with the plane

and take one more ride back even if it isn’t Air Force One anymore.

[SergeStorms]

73. Sooner or later they'll have to refuel...

and Trump's taxpayer credit card expires at 12:01 PM January 20, 2021. He could pay for it himself I suppose, but with all his bankruptcies and law suits against him, who in their right mind would issue him a credit card?

[rso]

9. Scotland

The Scottish authorities are far more liberal and anti-Trump than those in England, they may well extradite Donnie should he remain in Scotland and if the US requests extradition.

[Old Terp]

81. Would The Hague like him? Scotland could send him there.

[leftieNanner]

10. Does he not understand that indictments can be served anywhere?

Oh, that's right. They don't have electronic communications or mail in Scotland. And since there aren't any attorneys anywhere either, then nobody can request his presence in court.

Boy, he sure would dodge a bullet by flying to Scotland.

[RobinA]

44. Well, I Mailed Postcards

from Scotland once and it took three months for them to reach the states. My fault, though. I didn’t realize they had government and for profit mail there.

[Wicked Blue]

11. Dear Scotland: LOCK HIM OUT

He's not worth the trouble

[NightWatcher]

13. The decision to flee came suddenly. Or maybe not. Maybe I had planned it all along

The decision to flee came suddenly. Or maybe not. Maybe I had planned it all along, subconsciously waiting for the right moment. The bill was a factor, I think because I had no money to pay for it


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, HST

[Hekate]

23. Very apt quote indeed, especially about the unpaid bill

[NightWatcher]

29. That's the kicker. It hit him that he's going to have to answer for things for once

He's never paid for anything he's ever done.

I hope he flees.

[Hekate]

37. I wonder what effect this will have on his cultists, if he does

[bdamomma]

77. They will never

call him a coward and a weak cretin that is for sure. How much many does he have that his loyal cult members gave to him??? He has raised 170 million since election. And his cult will keep on giving him money.

[Nay]

80. They will say the leftist antifa liberals drove him from his sainted country.

[BobTheSubgenius]

91. That doesn't deserve the Sarcasm alert. It might well be right on the nose.

It's probably, at worst, a mild variation on what he will actually say.

[Nay]

92. True. Sarcasm is dead. As is subtlety, irony, humor, etc., etc.

[2naSalit]

28. ...

[yardwork]

39. DU is on fire today!

[nolabear]

14. Scotland just went in total lockdown until the end of January.

I suppose it might not pertain to him but I don’t see why not. Why would you let someone from a plague-riddled country waltz in, whether he claims he’s had it or not?

[BrightKnight]

36. He will get a chance to practice living in lockdown. nt

[luvtheGWN]

85. This is just my fantasy but...

...do you suppose Boris Johnston got wind of Trump flying to Scotland and that's just an added reason for his announcement today of a total lockdown.

BOJO once admired tRump, but not anymore.

[nolabear]

89. I would! LOL

[liberalmuse]

15. I hope he leaves and is barred from ever entering the US again.

He needs to be stripped of his citizenship because he is a traitor and a danger to democracy. Then Iran can have at him.

[Grokenstein]

34. I hope they arrest him and extradite him right back to the U.S.

so we can put him on trial and in jail for the rest of his life.

Letting him get away just guarantees business as usual, and that the next Republican candidates will be even worse.

[bdamomma]

52. I feel the same way.

strip him and his family from their citizenship too. He can go to North Korea for all I care, since he loves Kim so much, or even Turkey.


Ivanka can go to China to have her cheap products made.

[PuppyBismark]

17. Will resign so Pence can pardon him

That way he won’t pardon himself as it may not be legal. Pence will then go to the swearing in as 46 and Biden will be 47.

The 757 may be tRump’s 757.

[smirkymonkey]

18. Does he think anyone in Scotland is going to protect him?

They'd serve him up to us on a platter.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. They'd serve him up as haggis, which is only slightly more appetizing.

[PufPuf23]

47. DJT Haggis gone bad.

Spoiled since childhood bad haggis. yuck.

[D23MIURG23]

94. Don't knock it unless you've tried it.

Haggis is surprisingly good. Definitely not deserving of a trump comparison.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

95. I have and it's icky. But it looks better than Trump.

I spent part of a summer in Scotland some years ago. Gorgeous country but I wasn't impressed with the cuisine.

[Hekate]

19. Fleeing the country Donald? First stop on the way to a no-extradition country?

Take the whole family, while you’re at it.

Прощай and don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.

[Ohiogal]

20. If he's in another country hiding out

How is he going to get his “fix” of non stop media attention? I can’t see it, myself.

[Kid Berwyn]

21. Coward afraid someone is gonna lock him up?

He should be.

[still_one]

22. the sooner the better that scum is gone the better

[Maraya1969]

26. These countries don't have extradition treaties with the US - Scotland not on the list

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.

[musette_sf]

32. I see an overseas meetup in the near future

with an old pal with business ties

[Maraya1969]

35. Yea. And Trump is not going to like living in any of those countries. Too hot

And maybe the Saudi's would kill him.

[Lars39]

63. But can he refuel in Scotland and fly elsewhere?

[Peregrine Took]

27. Thom Hartmann said the Turnberry stop is just a one nighter on inauguration day...

to get him out of DC and the U.S. The next day, which will be the first day he will not be president, a trump plane will come and pick him up and fly him to a country with no US extradition.

Sounds like a plan.

[Skittles]

65. sounds like a great plan to me

Trump is no longer president AND no longer in America? BRING IT ON.

[mwooldri]

82. A flight *from* the UK?

Many countries aren't allowing people in who have started their trip from the UK thanks to the new Covid19 variant. And as far as we know DJT hasn't been vaccinated.

All I will say is "Enjoy your lockdown stay Mr. Ex President."

[inwiththenew]

30. A 757 won't make it to Russia on one tank of fuel from the US

Stop there. Refuel. Then it could easily make it to Moscow or somewhere within the Russian Federation.

[CaptainTruth]

31. The usual AF1 & backup are 747s, tail numbers 28000 & 29000...

...but Trump has also taken a 757 on trips to locations where runways are shorter & hangars are smaller.

The longest runway at Andrews AFB is 9755 ft if I recall correctly, & the longest runway at Prestwick is 9797 ft, so that wouldn't prevent Trump from taking one of the 747s there. I suspect, if it is him on the plane, it's a combination of Prestwick being the Scottish base for all Trump Aviation Operations, & he's been told in no uncertain terms that the "regular" AF1 & backup (the 747s) MUST be available for the new president at noon on the 20th.

Trump has gotten away with a lot but I'm confident that the AF folks who are in charge of those aircraft would give him a firm NO on the idea of having them out of the country on the 20th.

[mikeysnot]

33. He always announces his intentions...

[Hekate]

38. Yes, yes he does

[moonscape]

40. He is tortured by the reality that he won't be able to

warch TV or see a paper without it being all about Biden and the country moving on. Better to hide out on his golf course abroad until he thinks he can get media attention again. He’s in for a rough ride, but not close to what he has put us though - individually and collectively.

[AmericanCanuck]

41. Revoke his passport

So if he leaves, he cannot travel anywhere. He will be stuck there.

[FakeNoose]

43. No mention of Melania or other family members?

I doubt that Melania would leave without her son. Unless some arrangement has been made for her parents to bring him out later.

[roamer65]

49. If the Trump plane tries to go to Russia.

Shoot it down.

[KS Toronado]

64. NO, we shouldn't do that, we need him alive and over here to expose how corrupt he is.

If he's out of the country, all the civil & criminal charges he has coming at him may not see the light of
day or get the media coverage they deserve.

[GoCubsGo]

50. Awww! No inaugural "flyover" stunt.

The cult must be devastated.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

53. If that happens, he won't stay there.

He'll then be looking for a country without an extradition agreement with the USA.

Scotland just puts him closer to his "mother Russia" or whatever country that will take him.

[Rebl2]

67. Can they refuse to

let him land?

[EndlessWire]

54. Ha!

Get the paperwork in order! If he leaves on that plane and dares to come back, meet him at the gate and arrest him. We'd get a little bit of a perp walk there.

We've seen this before. There were several people in the last four years that got arrested after they got off the plane.

If, he's smart and flies the plane elsewhere, then charge him with theft.

I don't think they'll let him get off the plane. Time's ticking, asshole! Run to Scotland and see if they'll let you get off the plane and go to your resort.

[badboy67]

55. Maybe this is why he was trying to "buy" Greenland.

Veddy, veddy clever, dahling.

[SunSeeker]

56. One last junket on the taxpayer's dime. nt

[ToxMarz]

57. If Trump goes to jail

Do Secret Service agents have go with him to protect him? What a shit assignment that would be.

[cab67]

58. Doesn't the UK have an extradition treaty with the US?

If he's trying to escape prosecution, Scotland seems like an odd choice. More likely he wants to be as far away as possible from DC.

[llashram]

59. even with this becoming reality

with mass communication being what it is, he'll keep his base of chumps riled up, meanwhile living large on their squeezed out dimes. The conman as with his grifting family will just keep conning and his family grifting.

[blueinredohio]

60. Do we have an extradition treaty with Scotland?

I hope so. That is if he hasn't gone to Russia by then.

[bluescribbler]

61. He thinks the Scots will welcome him?

If so, he's in for a rude surprise. The UK does have an extradition treaty with the US. He'll be back as soon as Cy Vance unseals the indictments.

[George II]

62. I saw that elsewhere today and commented that hopefully he takes an American military plane....

....to get there, and he stays at least until after 12:00 on January 20. Then he'll be "off the clock" and he'll have to find his own way home - commercially!

Ex-presidents don't get the luxury of using government facilities/equipment on a whim.

PLUS, if he flies commercially (although he'd probably charter a plane on his own dime) he'll have to wear a freaking mask!!!!

[George II]

66. Just read this on BBC - as of this morning Scotland is going to be on full lockdown....

....through January.

SO, if he's going he'll have to stay wherever he is.

Link to tweet

[ffr]

68. There goes the T---- brand of rePuticanism.

Cut and run! Leave every one of his rabid supporters holding the bag.

[EndlessWire]

69. Flight to Turnberry

It isn't clear if the plane will leave on the 19th or arrive on the 19th. It takes at least 10 hours to get there, although the type of plane would make a difference. The airport is 20 miles away from his golf course.

We don't know who will be on that plane. A 757 that can be used by Pence, or Trump, or Melania. My guess is it will be Trump.

On Jan. 20th, Noon, it's over for him. But, Scotland is on lockdown until Feb. 5th. Still, he can apparently golf there on a limited basis. So, let's have him hop off the plane, and leave the airport. Then, refuel our plane and have it take off again. We could supply fresh pilots from the forces there, I'm guessing.

Why should we extend any courtesy to him after Jan. 20th, Noon? Biden should recall the plane. Plus, how long would he be there?

Do you think he is planning to steal this plane?

[KS Toronado]

70. Can the Grand Jury in New York find a way to keep him from leaving the country?

Or could the Officers at Edwards AFB come up with some bullshit excuse at the last minute?

[Efilroft Sul]

75. Time for a lochdown, Scotland.

All credit to Jester A. Arthur on Political Wire.

[bucolic_frolic]

76. Bunker Boy

to command the invasion?

or before they put a hold on his passport?

[bringthePaine]

78. exposed foreign agent/clear and imminent danger - flight must be prevented at any cost

[Azathoth]

79. Scotland, of all places, is not going to shield him from extradition

Unless it's just a stopover on his way to Moscow, it's a futile effort.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

96. They'll feed him to Nessie.

[gab13by13]

83. I have more sinister thoughts,

I don't underestimate Trump.

He had paramilitary people, a helicopter fly over when he gassed the people at Lafayette Park. If I were Joe Biden I would make damn sure I had adequate protection on Jan. 20th. There are conspiracy rumors, I know we aren't supposed to do conspiracies, that Trump will use the military, para military to arrest Biden on Jan. 20th.

Laugh at me, but 10 former Defense Secretaries wrote an Op Ed urging the military not participate in an election. Why did they write that Op Ed? On a whim or do they have inside contacts who know something?

Joachin Castro was also on TV talking about Trump using the military, he is not a nut case.

I know this is very very far fetched, but if I were Biden I would be prepared.

[monkeyman1]

86. stupid again !

great escape plan !! tell the damn world what your doing first. just a decoy. Becomes Interpol . Iran would love this . just to easy to figure out. come on now !! the man is just plain stupid & gop will be left holding the bag . very cool !!! democrats will clean up the fucking mess again ! damn i'm sick of these cut & run republican 's . time to deal with this fucker .---------------- end of statement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Xolodno]

87. Hiding out and playing golf on his resort there.

Wouldn't be surprised if BJ allowed him in. He can go there and not think about his loss, legal issues, lawsuits, etc. And since the country will be on lockdown, its going to be very hard to access Trump from the states. Melania will pick out a house in Florida and stay there until Trump's lawyers negotiate all his legal issues. After that, he'll limp back to Mar a Lago and either stay away from Melania or get served divorce papers.

[GoCubsGo]

88. It's one last money grab.

This will cost the taxpayers millions of dollars.

BTW, the Scotland has an extradition treaty with the US, if I'm not mistaken. So, if he's planning an escape from prosecution, that's not where he's going to head.

[Happy Hoosier]

93. Just a refuel stop on his way to Russia. NT

[Maeve]

97. Scotland says "Go away; we're on lockdown"