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Russian state media are calling for Trump - or 'Trumpusha' - to get asylum in their country when he leaves the White House so he can save himself from

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Russian state media are calling for Trump - or 'Trumpusha' - to get asylum in their country when he leaves the White House so he can save himself from prosecution

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12/10/20
Russian state media are suggesting that President Donald Trump should seek asylum in their country to avoid getting prosecuted when he leaves the White House, The Daily Beast reported. Trump, who is to leave office on January 20, 2021, and his organization are the subject of multiple active investigations by prosecutors in New York and Washington, DC, that span potential tax fraud and alleged sexual assault. Olga Skabeeva, who hosts the "60 Minutes" show on the state-owned Russia-1 network, said on December 3 that Trump's predicament was "very serious" and therefore he should consider asylum in Russia. Igor Korotchenko, a Russian military expert who sits on the Defense Ministry's public council, said on the same show: "Russia can offer political asylum to the persecuted former president of the United States, Donald Trump." Trump is popular in Russia and is often referred to by state media as "our Donald," "Trumpusha," and "Comrade Trump," according to The Daily Beast. To that end, several prominent state-media outlets have sympathized with the president's plight, and even blamed Democrats for it. The impending lawsuits are the Democratic Party's way of "spitting at Trump on his way out," the state-run RIA Novosti news agency said on December 5. "But let him not simply arrive to Rostov or elsewhere, but also transfer his capital here and finally build his famous Trump City somewhere in our New Moscow," he added.

Dmitry Kiselyov, one of Russia's most prominent Kremlin-aligned TV hosts, said Sunday that to survive Trump must pardon himself. It is not entirely clear if the Russian media is serious about their calls on Trump to seek asylum in Russia, but it is a "reliable barometer of the mood at the Kremlin," according to The Daily Beast. Indeed, some members of Russia's state media elite previously floated the idea of offering Trump a new home during the 2019 impeachment saga. Vladimir Soloviev, a prominent host on Russia-1, asked in a December 2019 episode of his show: "Should we get another apartment in Rostov ready?" - in a reference to Russia's rehoming of former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych, who fled his country in 2014. hough Biden won the US election, the Kremlin has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not congratulate him until all existing legal challenges to the US election result have been resolved. The Kremlin was referring to the string of lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign and its allies that sought to overturn counts in several states. Many have failed. Edward Snowden, the US whistleblower who leaked information about National Security Agency operations, was also granted political asylum in Russia in 2013. He reportedly applied for Russian citizenship last month.


The love affair continues. Since Russia does not allow extradition, Trumpusha would be quite safe.

The Kremlin would love to bleed Trump dry of American state secrets, and Trumpusha would have no ethical problem to overcome since he lacks morals and ethics.
 
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