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Spain to consider U.S. extradition request for James Chambers

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC · How we work

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Spain’s council of ministers will consider a U.S. extradition request for former media heir James Chambers.
His lawyer Baltasar Garzón says U.S. charges include disorderly conduct, conspiracy to riot, and money-laundering to fund terrorism.
He praised Stalin and Mao and called the United States a “murder-for-profit scheme.”
After the Oct 7 2023 Hamas attack, he championed Hamas and paid bail for activists targeting Elbit Systems.

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Spain’s council of ministers will consider a U.S. extradition request for former media heir James Chambers.
His lawyer Baltasar Garzón says U.S. charges include disorderly conduct, conspiracy to riot, and money-laundering to fund terrorism.
He praised Stalin and Mao and called the United States a “murder-for-profit scheme.”
After the Oct 7 2023 Hamas attack, he championed Hamas and paid bail for activists targeting Elbit Systems.