# Trump will (probably) go to prison if he's found guilty

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**Created:** [May 16, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-probably-go-to-prison-if-hes-found-guilty/1001651 "2024-05-16T21:31:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-probably-go-to-prison-if-hes-found-guilty/1001651/104 "2024-05-19T03:21:10Z")

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> [@Aspenglow](#):
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> This is getting off topic. The discussion is about Trump going to jail/prison, not about if he flees.

Threads about where Trump would flee to:

> [@Hypothetically, if Trump flees the US, where would he go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-if-trump-flees-the-us-where-would-he-go/985460):
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> If the deep state or shallow state every catches up with Trump, which country should he settle in (assuming he doesn’t want to face US legal consequences)? Requirements: the foreign country would have to be friendly to Trump and lack an extradition treaty with the US.1 After that, it comes down to quality of life issues. WIki: [List of United States extradition treaties - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties) Saudi Arabia and Russia come to mind. But I think Dubai in the UAE would be most comfortable. UAE has 10 golf cou…

Also:

> [@What happens if Trump absconds to Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-absconds-to-russia/985656):
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> Not sure this belongs in Factual Questions, so feel free to move it to a more appropriate forum. If Trump were to suddenly feel the heat and decides to lam it to Russia, what would happen? I expect that Putin would refuse to return him in exchange for allowing the FSB to debrief him. Given the intel he had access to, would the US take steps to prevent that from happening (anything from ordering him not to leave Mar-a-Lago to shooting down his plane)? Given that he’d probably be going from me…

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