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47 sats \ 5 replies \ @Cje95 6 Oct \ on: Israeli Official Who Fled US After Pedo Sting Indicted Politics_And_Law
These last few months I have learned first hand a ton of about the nomination process and realized how not only long it takes but how people get pulled as well. Not making an excuse for this sicko but almost all the nominees continue their "day job" until they are confirmed. If they quit or stopped they stop making money/lose their insurance.
I am amazed though that they were able to arrest him to be honest and that he paid a single dime. It is highly likely he had diplomatic immunity.... most high ranking people in any government including the US get that when they go overseas. Bet that the reason he was able to get out and I feel like he probably didnt even pay the bond because he was protected.
I'm sure you're right that nominees continue to work until they are confirmed. It just seems odd that this lawyer would choose to represent this particular defendant. I'm aware of the whole diplomatic immunity thing, which has really been abused over the years in so many cases. Here, I'm pretty sure he did not have immunity. He wouldn't have been indicted if he had. He was at a private conference, and he certainly couldn't be called a diplomat from what I can tell.
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Since Bibi claimed he did nothing wrong (I am not knowledgeable at all over diplomatic immunity so this is much more of a question/out loud thought) is it possible to extend it once they land to get him out? Or does it have to be when they first arrive??
I remember a couple years ago maybe that the US had even abused it by flying home the wife of a dipolat who killed someone in a car crash going the wrong way and they only let her return to either the UK or maybe France once the country said that the wife would be charged, face trial and sentencing but instance of jail would be deported.
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I'm not sure whether you can get diplomatic immunity after the alleged crime. The status must have existed beforehand. Still, I'm confident he will be freed. Jonathan Pollard, who I think had dual citizenship, was eventually released despite committing treason against the US, so anything is possible.
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That would make the most sense that it has to be established beforehand.... just one of those things since I dont know for certain is it possible kind of things. It will be interesting to see if the US cuts some sort of deal with Israel over this because it is safe to say Trump is very very very very very very pissed at Bibi.
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I think Pollard is still alive today and lives in the Holy Land
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