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still_one

(92,372 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2018, 09:45 PM Feb 2018

Everyone of those Russian operatives indicted today are currently in Russia, so it is quite unlikely

that we will be able to get them to come back to the United States. From what I understand, what is know is that Russia was definitely involved in undermining the 2016 election, and that these same elements are involved in the upcoming 2018 election, and unless extraordinary action is taken, the 2018 election will also be compromised in the same way.

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Everyone of those Russian operatives indicted today are currently in Russia, so it is quite unlikely (Original Post) still_one Feb 2018 OP

So they will all be convicted in absentia. Fine. But now the R's have no excuse pnwmom Feb 2018 #1

That's what my first thought this morning BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #4

And Trump appears to not be concerned....... ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2018 #2

Russians cannot travel to places like Spain now unc70 Feb 2018 #3

Oooh, that IS good to know. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #5

At minimum, they would be at risk wherever an extradition treaty unc70 Feb 2018 #8

Lets see how many live till April jberryhill Feb 2018 #6

Their freedom is still limited to countries who dont hold extradition treaties with the US. herding cats Feb 2018 #7

They cant travel to friendly countries, and most of all no secret trips here like weve already see onecaliberal Feb 2018 #9

what does a trial look like for these people, if it happened? Takket Feb 2018 #10

An empty courtroom, except for reporters, where they're convicted in absentia. n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #11

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)

1. So they will all be convicted in absentia. Fine. But now the R's have no excuse

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 09:47 PM

Feb 2018

for firing Rosenstein/Mueller. And they have no excuse for not taking strong action against further Russian meddling. (Which could be in our voting systems, changing actual vote counts, next time.)

BigmanPigman

(51,626 posts)

4. That's what my first thought this morning

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 09:59 PM

Feb 2018

when I heard of the news. I was so happy I got tears in my eyes (really!). The Russians are safe but so are Mueller and Rosenstein as far as I can figure. That is a big plus but I haven't heard about this new benefit on the news today.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)

2. And Trump appears to not be concerned.......

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 09:48 PM

Feb 2018

at all. He has shown us that he is indeed the "puppet" of Putin.

unc70

(6,117 posts)

3. Russians cannot travel to places like Spain now

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 09:57 PM

Feb 2018

Even the ones under sanctions could still travel to most of the rest of the world if not to the US.
Now they are under a US felony indictment and subject to extradition. Remember the recent case of the Russian hacker arrested in Spain and extradited to the US.