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JT45242

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2. only tells part of the story

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Jan 12, 2022, 03:27 PM

Jan 2022

Was she born in the US -- sort of. Her parents were diplomats so she had diplomatic immunity as a child and NOT American citizen status.

The fact that she did not actually live in the consulate and that her parents had a separate residence does not change her legal status as a member of a foreign diplomatic delegation. So, she was never an American citizen -- she could not have been tried in an American court if she did something illegal when she resided in the US the first time.

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