Regarding Trump going to jail and possible sentencing, The Economist posted this overnight:
I could see DeSantis declining to extradite Trump, if he chose to āhideā in Florida.
(Whether the next governor would similarly decline ā DeSantis wonāt be governor in 2027 due to term limits ā is unknown.)
Isnāt that a constitutional issue? I thought the harboring state was constitutionally required to honor extraditions from the fleeing state.
Also it would be hard to be POTUS and never visit a liberal state or, particularly, DC. I assume that DC or any blue state would honor an extradition treaty and probably a handful of red ones too.
lolā¦I think we have moved way beyond factoring this sort of thing into decision making wrt Trump.
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If he does go to jail, I look forward to reading his Mein Kampf
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Thatll be the most chatgpt essay ever written
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- What the Constitution says,
- What 5 SCOTUS Justices say the Constitution says, and
- What 5 SCOTUS Justices can get others to enforce rulings on
ā¦ are three different things.
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Eh. I see a 34-time felon, not a one-time felon.
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Next up: Trump holds a rally at Trump Tower, saying that āweā (meaning, they) need to march down to the NY courthouseā¦
ā¦or to the Feldherrnhalleā¦
While driving to poker last night, I saw a jackass with a Trump flag on an overpass. These people usually drive from a more Trump-heavy shitty town nearby than my own (I see them with their white trucks and Trump flags and hear their honked horns). Or, that is what I prefer to believe.
So Trump is still complaining about the gag order, doesnāt that end now that the trial is over? Just curious.
I donāt think the judge lifted it yet. I could see personal safety reasons why the judge might not allow him to endanger court employees or the jury even after the verdict.
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Canadian border rules do not permit a foreigner who is a convicted felon to enter the country so that is heartening. I appreciate Canada is not high on Trumpās visiting list but a number of other countries have similar restrictions.
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Trumpās felony conviction could keep him, as U.S. President, from visiting some countries?!
If he is elected, he would be able to come regardless though.
Its almost impossible to block out the US head of state from a country.
No. He would have diplomatic/head of state cover.
There is no real chance of him being blocked.
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Bush Jr. went to Canada as President despite having a DUI conviction on his record (which I believe makes one ineligible to enter Canada).
It would have been a massive diplomatic blowout if Canada would have denied him entry.
Realistically, it is just never going to happen for a US President unless its a country that is an enemy (think Russia or North Korea) or the country is a war zone (and its simply too dangerous to travel there).