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Like what? I'm not a lawyer, but I can only think that if they have any intelligence assets that were about to get slapped with charges, they can whisk them ou

Like what? I'm not a lawyer, but I can only think that if they have any intelligence assets that were about to get slapped with charges, they can whisk them out before the alphabet soup boys come and round them up.

tyxodiwktis 6y ago
They could go to anyone important who is under investigation/has been indicted but doesn’t know it yet, tell them, then have them do things (data dump from your employer, etc) in exchange for help fleeing the US to Russia.
- dannyw 6y ago
  Russians aren’t dumb: it would be absurd to think they’re not doing it, right now.
- consumer451 6y ago
  There is even a special word for that in Russian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompromat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompromat
newacct583 6y ago
Blackmail. Virtually all sealed court records are sealed because someone would be harmed if revealed. How many elected officials are out there with sealed depositions alleging sexual assault, etc...?
ransom1538 6y ago
"Like what?" Like the article mentioned "informant names" seems pretty nuts.