Prediction: Trump will flee the country rather than spend a day in prison...

[First Speaker]

...I've felt this ever since he started his Presidential campaign: he'd run rather than face justice. I'm sure his buddy Vladimir has a dacha all ready for him...

[Phoenix61]

1. I believe you are right. Of course, he would have to accept

the idea that he did anything wrong so there’s that. My guess is Ivanka would encourage him to leave so save herself the embarrassment of his trial.

[Hassler]

2. He and Vlad can be roomies in Venezuela. Until Putin gets tired of

His orange puss yapping and Chump falls out of a window

[wnylib]

21. Or in Brazil.

[LonePirate]

3. That relies on him believing he will be arrested and charged. I'm not convinced that will happen.

I think chances are better than not (65/35) that he will not be charged for either J6 or for stealing the classified documents. I think DoJ will either cite a lack of evidence or the inability to obtain a conviction as the reason. It's anyone's guess whether or not those are or would be true.

[zanana1]

25. I agree with you.

I think the DOJ will charge him with a misdemeanor so as not to ruffle sensitive MAGA feathers.

[modrepub]

28. Agree

Rich white men of power (or perceived for that matter) rarely serve any real jail time. Probably the only exception is if they steel from other rich white men of power.

This situation should demonstrate justice in America is not blind.

[Deuxcents]

4. The Saudis may invite him w/ Jarad negotiating

[GP6971]

5. I'm not sure.

Putin probably doesn't want him seeing he's a "has been". I don't see any benefit to Putin, only a burden.

If he does flee, I see him going to to a Middle East country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US. The problem is his private 757 jet. Unless he modified it, it doesn't have the range without stopping for refueling.

Bottom line, I don't think he'll flee. He'll appeal, appeal and appeal to run out the clock until he dies.

[Rhiannon12866]

29. That makes the most sense to me, too

He's of no use to Putin now and Putin has his own serious problems. And why would TFG go anywhere that he wouldn't receive the attention that he demands? And that would only be here, the rest of the world is done with him.

[Gore1FL]

6. The GOP will keep protecting him.

They are already caving to the MAGA crowd. It's all they know how to do.

[Diamond_Dog]

7. He cannot live in a place where he'd get no attention.

I really think he’d rather go to trial, bad as it would be, than live in exile and give up the spotlight and the media fawning all over him. Attention is his oxygen.

[RockRaven]

8. He doesn't like foreign shit. Language, food, customs, whatever.

That will cause him to wait too long...

Not that I'm predicting it will ever be too long. There's no good reason to get out on that predictive limb, based upon the DOJ's previous behavior regarding law-breaking politicians.

[betsuni]

26. Agree. He's already paranoid about being poisoned.

Can't imagine him going to a country without a McDonald's everywhere.

[Solomon]

31. There isn't a country without a McDonald's everywhere!

[moondust]

9. Aeroflot lands at PBI.

Maybe Snowden has a basement.

[UTUSN]

10. First I thought "nah" but then he *did* go to Florida!

[Tetrachloride]

11. he will never leave the USA again. not a prayer.

[ZonkerHarris]

23. Forget jail. Just make it so he can never leave Florida. even in July and August.

That's hell.

[Bucky]

12. I'm pretty sure the FBI has a contingency in case he gets this stupid

One the surprising things about someone as successful in life as Trump is that he's utterly predictable.

[unblock]

13. It won't come to that. First, he can delay things a long time.

Aside from usual obnoxious legal delaying tactics, he can throw in claims related to having been president, yada yada yada.

Then there's the challenge of getting a unanimous jury verdict. Frankly I can't see how there isn't at least one juror who simply refuses to convict him on anything. Yeah I know voir dire is meant to weed out obviously biased jurors, but I'm betting one sneaks through.

Finally, if somehow there is a conviction and no deal for just millions of dollars, Donnie can come up with a medical excuse. See, by then he'll have some condition that makes him unable to leave home other than to play golf.

I agree he'll never go to prison, but I don't think he needs to flee the country to escape justice.

[LeftInTX]

15. If he is found guilty, maybe he will flee while he is awaiting sentencing, but that's a big fat IF

He could hole himself up in Scotland and never leave his place. They may never arrest him over there, because he would be on his property the entire time. I don't know how that would work, sure criminals are extradited, but they would still need to get an arrest warrant to go after Trump over there.

[unblock]

17. i forgot to add, he could make a deal for house arrest.

prosecutors get a conviction and donnie gets to retire to a life of leisure.


anyway, yeah, he could flee, i don't think so, but yeah it's possible.

but scotland? they loathe him there.

[wnylib]

22. The Scots hate him. So do the rest of the Brits.

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They'd be happy to turn him over to US Marshalls.

[BigmanPigman]

14. He'll never bet sent to jail...I want it too much

and I rarely see my wishes come true. Biden winning is a rarity for me. I notice and remember when my wishes come true since it is so seldom.

[multigraincracker]

16. I predict it will be a huge

surprise that no one would have ever guessed.

[Patterson]

18. In making his decision, remember he knows

100% of the crimes he committed.

[Silent3]

19. Since he'll never suffer worse than house arrest, if that...

...why flee?

Even if convicted, Trump will never spend a day behind real bars.

Of course, they'll also delay the sentencing to well after any hypothetical conviction, and let Trump stay free during appeal after appeal after appeal, rather than sending him to jail while he makes his appeals, like the common folk are.

[JHB]

20. If he runs, he's lost all usefulness. Here's the datcha Vlad will have ready for him...

[Buns_of_Fire]

24. That could work. A couple cans of Metallic Gold RustOleum

can do wonders for sprucing up an otherwise drab environment! Don't forget the outhouse!

[patricia92243]

27. Maybe flee to the country Melania is from?? But, I don't really think he will flee.

If he gets anything, it would be house arrest or a fine or something else like that.

[EndlessWire]

30. They sentenced Cohen to 3 years

He served about one in prison and then they put him on house arrest due to Covid19 in Federal prisons. They sent him back for one week when he got caught off house arrest out eating at a restaurant. But, a judge thought it was unfair, so he got sent back to house arrest. He finished his time, and now he's a celebrity on the book circuits, and sundry shows. Not bad for a guy who ran around doing mafia style crimes for DJT.

Trump's gonna get more than house arrest. He does not have remorse, and has continuously committed even more questionable stuff. He could get a fine, but not just a fine.

I wouldn't be surprised if he ran. We could track him, but let him go. As long as he would be arrested if he ever set foot in our country again, I'm okay with that, myself. If he doesn't flee, I'd lock him up in a SuperMax. That's the only way we could control access to him without protesters running amok.

I could see him leaving on a huge yacht, and then transferring to a sub at sea. I totally see him as a coward, and he should leave the country to avoid incarceration. People do it all the time, but he would be one that we would just watch. We wouldn't need him back. Melania can stand on the dock and wave goodbye. Barron probably never sees him, anyway.