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GoCubsGo

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88. It's one last money grab.
Mon Jan 4, 2021, 06:19 PM
Jan 2021

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.

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They don't like him there either. nt woodsprite Jan 2021 #1
I can't think of a place that WOULD like him- essme Jan 2021 #16
Maybe a friend will give him a generous offer to open a new resort property... JHB Jan 2021 #24
Maybe Russia or Saudi Arabia will take him. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2021 #45
Israel burrowowl Jan 2021 #90
Russia Cha Jan 2021 #71
The UK just announced a major shutdown. Ohiogal Jan 2021 #51
Ewww poor Scotland. They didn't do anything to deserve this Happyhippychick Jan 2021 #2
Indict and revoke his passport dalton99a Jan 2021 #3
Scotland can keep him but I doubt very much that they want him. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #4
NOOOO! RobinA Jan 2021 #42
Three Mile Island? Or maybe one of these beauties... lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #46
Good choices! benfranklin1776 Jan 2021 #74
The Desolation Islands near Antarctica would work. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #48
Elba? No way, that beautiful place is not for the likes of him. Catalunya Jan 2021 #72
Hmmm. Inchkeith. mwooldri Jan 2021 #84
It's a start, but it's not far enough. lindysalsagal Jan 2021 #5
Hmmm. We may know what that "Space Force" was for now. leftieNanner Jan 2021 #12
That wouldn't have leaked though, right? OhNo-Really Jan 2021 #6
Seth: You misspelled "flee" as "leave" gratuitous Jan 2021 #7
He wants to play keep away with the plane underpants Jan 2021 #8
Sooner or later they'll have to refuel... SergeStorms Jan 2021 #73
Scotland rso Jan 2021 #9
Would The Hague like him? Scotland could send him there. Old Terp Jan 2021 #81
Does he not understand that indictments can be served anywhere? leftieNanner Jan 2021 #10
Well, I Mailed Postcards RobinA Jan 2021 #44
Dear Scotland: LOCK HIM OUT Wicked Blue Jan 2021 #11
The decision to flee came suddenly. Or maybe not. Maybe I had planned it all along NightWatcher Jan 2021 #13
Very apt quote indeed, especially about the unpaid bill Hekate Jan 2021 #23
That's the kicker. It hit him that he's going to have to answer for things for once NightWatcher Jan 2021 #29
I wonder what effect this will have on his cultists, if he does Hekate Jan 2021 #37
They will never bdamomma Jan 2021 #77
They will say the leftist antifa liberals drove him from his sainted country. Nay Jan 2021 #80
That doesn't deserve the Sarcasm alert. It might well be right on the nose. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #91
True. Sarcasm is dead. As is subtlety, irony, humor, etc., etc. Nay Jan 2021 #92
... 2naSalit Jan 2021 #28
DU is on fire today! yardwork Jan 2021 #39
Scotland just went in total lockdown until the end of January. nolabear Jan 2021 #14
He will get a chance to practice living in lockdown. nt BrightKnight Jan 2021 #36
This is just my fantasy but... luvtheGWN Jan 2021 #85
I would! LOL nolabear Jan 2021 #89
I hope he leaves and is barred from ever entering the US again. liberalmuse Jan 2021 #15
I hope they arrest him and extradite him right back to the U.S. Grokenstein Jan 2021 #34
I feel the same way. bdamomma Jan 2021 #52
Will resign so Pence can pardon him PuppyBismark Jan 2021 #17
Does he think anyone in Scotland is going to protect him? smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #18
They'd serve him up as haggis, which is only slightly more appetizing. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #25
DJT Haggis gone bad. PufPuf23 Jan 2021 #47
Don't knock it unless you've tried it. D23MIURG23 Jan 2021 #94
I have and it's icky. But it looks better than Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #95
Fleeing the country Donald? First stop on the way to a no-extradition country? Hekate Jan 2021 #19
If he's in another country hiding out Ohiogal Jan 2021 #20
Coward afraid someone is gonna lock him up? Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #21
the sooner the better that scum is gone the better still_one Jan 2021 #22
These countries don't have extradition treaties with the US - Scotland not on the list Maraya1969 Jan 2021 #26
I see an overseas meetup in the near future musette_sf Jan 2021 #32
Yea. And Trump is not going to like living in any of those countries. Too hot Maraya1969 Jan 2021 #35
But can he refuel in Scotland and fly elsewhere? Lars39 Jan 2021 #63
Thom Hartmann said the Turnberry stop is just a one nighter on inauguration day... Peregrine Took Jan 2021 #27
sounds like a great plan to me Skittles Jan 2021 #65
A flight *from* the UK? mwooldri Jan 2021 #82
A 757 won't make it to Russia on one tank of fuel from the US inwiththenew Jan 2021 #30
The usual AF1 & backup are 747s, tail numbers 28000 & 29000... CaptainTruth Jan 2021 #31
He always announces his intentions... mikeysnot Jan 2021 #33
Yes, yes he does Hekate Jan 2021 #38
He is tortured by the reality that he won't be able to moonscape Jan 2021 #40
Revoke his passport AmericanCanuck Jan 2021 #41
No mention of Melania or other family members? FakeNoose Jan 2021 #43
If the Trump plane tries to go to Russia. roamer65 Jan 2021 #49
NO, we shouldn't do that, we need him alive and over here to expose how corrupt he is. KS Toronado Jan 2021 #64
Awww! No inaugural "flyover" stunt. GoCubsGo Jan 2021 #50
If that happens, he won't stay there. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #53
Can they refuse to Rebl2 Jan 2021 #67
Ha! EndlessWire Jan 2021 #54
Maybe this is why he was trying to "buy" Greenland. badboy67 Jan 2021 #55
One last junket on the taxpayer's dime. nt SunSeeker Jan 2021 #56
If Trump goes to jail ToxMarz Jan 2021 #57
Doesn't the UK have an extradition treaty with the US? cab67 Jan 2021 #58
even with this becoming reality llashram Jan 2021 #59
Do we have an extradition treaty with Scotland? blueinredohio Jan 2021 #60
He thinks the Scots will welcome him? bluescribbler Jan 2021 #61
I saw that elsewhere today and commented that hopefully he takes an American military plane.... George II Jan 2021 #62
Just read this on BBC - as of this morning Scotland is going to be on full lockdown.... George II Jan 2021 #66
There goes the T---- brand of rePuticanism. ffr Jan 2021 #68
Flight to Turnberry EndlessWire Jan 2021 #69
Can the Grand Jury in New York find a way to keep him from leaving the country? KS Toronado Jan 2021 #70
Time for a lochdown, Scotland. Efilroft Sul Jan 2021 #75
Bunker Boy bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #76
exposed foreign agent/clear and imminent danger - flight must be prevented at any cost bringthePaine Jan 2021 #78
Scotland, of all places, is not going to shield him from extradition Azathoth Jan 2021 #79
They'll feed him to Nessie. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #96
I have more sinister thoughts, gab13by13 Jan 2021 #83
stupid again ! monkeyman1 Jan 2021 #86
Hiding out and playing golf on his resort there. Xolodno Jan 2021 #87
It's one last money grab. GoCubsGo Jan 2021 #88
Just a refuel stop on his way to Russia. NT Happy Hoosier Jan 2021 #93
Scotland says "Go away; we're on lockdown" Maeve Jan 2021 #97
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