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Under 18 U.S. Code ยง 3184, extradition from the U.S. requires an extradition treaty or convention. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3184 https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-535-international-extradition-text-18-usc-3184 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title18/pdf/USCODE-2023-title18-partII-chap209-sec3184.pdf The U.S. does NOT have an extradition treaty or convention with Russia. https://www.muscalaw.com/blog/understanding-united-states-extradition-laws#:~:text=Russia%20%2D%20Russia%20and%20the%20U.S.%20do%20not%20have%20an%20extradition%20treaty%2C%20and%20diplomatic%20tensions%20often%20complicate%20matters%20further https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/russian-indictment-and-extradition/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3181&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part2/chapter209&edition=prelim Shayan Sardarizadeh of BBC Verify and Toronto 99 confirmed the story is fake. https://x.com/Shayan86/status/1882263866987647414 https://x.com/Shayan86/status/1882253957130805578 https://www.toronto99.com/2025/01/22/false-claims-about-anthony-fauci-being-extradited-to-russia-debunked/
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