Mueller expects the 12 Russian episode to go nowhere because of a lack of a extradition treaty. Trump and Putin could fix this, by drafting and signing a treaty rather quickly. Whether this happens or not....unknown. The other factor....if they did sign such a treaty, then you have to put it in front of the Senate. They would have to approve it. This might also prove to be a problem in getting it past them.
There is one in place from 1999. Mueller was INVITED by Putin to come over to Russia and be part of the interview of the 12 Russian hackers. When questioned about it, Mueller and team said “No Comment”. They got called out.
Mueller expects the 12 Russian episode to go nowhere because of a lack of a extradition treaty.
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Russia could extradite its citizens even without a treaty, but Putin would be ill advised to do so without seeing the evidence first and getting assurance that any trial would not be before a jury pool that was infected br Democrats who would vote to convict anything — even a horse — associated with a Republican.
It goes back to 1893, when the U.S. Senate approved a controversial treaty in which both countries promised to turn over “persons guilty of attempts on the life of a ruler.” That extradition treaty is now long forgotten and the U.S. and Russia have no formal agreement.
Putin invited Mueller and his team to Russia to interrogate the 12 men. Putin reminded Mueller that the US and Russia have an extradition treaty and he could have the 12 men sent to the US to meet with Mueller and face the charges.
Is the 1893 deal still in force. US says no since the old Soviet Union is no longer. If Mueller had a case he could call Putin’s bluff and file the extradition papers to bring these 12 to the US. Mueller will not do this because what if Putin says OK. Then Mueller is up that creek. He would have to come up with proof which may be hard to do since the FBI never even looked at the Server. The we get into discovery.
The three Russian companies Mueller indicted he handed off tho a US attorney so he does not have to deal with it. Now the prosecution has to come deal with discovery and giving up all US Intel that was used. For some reason the prosecution and been asking for delays on this. I would love to see just on of the 12 show up with lawyers and watch Mueller piss in his pants when they ask for full discovery and US Intel used to indict.