# Should Jack Smith, Judge Merchan, etc flee to a foreign country?

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**Created:** [November 6, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-jack-smith-judge-merchan-etc-flee-to-a-foreign-country/1009787 "2024-11-06T14:26:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-jack-smith-judge-merchan-etc-flee-to-a-foreign-country/1009787/5 "2024-11-06T18:13:05Z")

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One of my first thoughts roiling around in my brain as I was failing to fall asleep last night was that Jack Smith had better be trying to ask for refugee status in a country that doesn’t have an extradition treaty with the US. And even that latter may not be necessary as extradition generally requires showing there is a case against the accused. I didn’t think about Judge Merchan, but probably he should too. Also the jurors.

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