# What happens if Trump absconds to Russia?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
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**Created:** [June 17, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-absconds-to-russia/985656 "2023-06-17T03:17:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-absconds-to-russia/985656/39 "2023-06-19T01:42:08Z")

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Lotta overlap between this thread and another recent one:

> [@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…

I’m not suggesting that this thread is somehow inappropriate or duplicative. I am suggesting that folks interested in this topic may enjoy reading that other thread as well.

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