SCOTUS has said no. Also, the Confederacy lost the whole war over their state members trying to leave. There is no legal means of seceding from the Union aside from persuading three quarters of the other states to let you leave by amending the constitution.
Putin’s vanity for the history books. Russian blood for Mr. “Look at me! I’m better than you!” A disgusting monster.
True. His clinically narcissistic vanity prevents him from pursuing his most viable defense.
If convincted of even one of these felonies, he should be stripped of all Secret Service protection. He should go to a state prison if New York convicts him (like Epstein) or to a federal prison if the US convicts him. No more special privileges for criminals. Al Capone, as well as other prominent government officials in Illinois, went to prison. Trump is a citizen now and should have equal treatment to serve his time.
Winter Olympic athletes around the world train in Salt Lake City today. SLC and the state of Utah are trying to replicate the Los Angeles 1984 games as much as possible by using already built infrastructure. Also, SLC had a lot of volunteers on 2002 and can anticipate more volunteer labor in 2034.