The U.S. Secret Service is in the business of protecting the president, whether he’s inside the Oval Office or visiting a foreign war zone.
But protecting a former president in prison? The prospect is unprecedented. That would be the challenge if Donald J. Trump — whom the agency is required by law to protect around the clock — is convicted at his criminal trial in Manhattan and sentenced to serve time.
Even before the trial’s opening statements, the Secret Service was in some measure planning for the extraordinary possibility of a former president behind bars. Prosecutors had asked the judge in the case to remind Mr. Trump that attacks on witnesses and jurors could land him in jail even before a verdict is rendered.
I feel like losing the protection of the secret service should be part of being tried and convicted of a crime if you are the president.
The problem is it makes them an easy target, especially in the future when a conservative court convicts a liberal president over jaywalking or some stupid shit. Slippery slope, I guess is what I’m saying
I mean, it’s pretty easy to limit it to felonies.
They know to much to be left without protection.
It’s about our safety at that point.
Maybe they let things go down as long as national security is at risk?
Most would but Trump probably cant remember any secrets anyway.
yeah but the principle of the thing, whatever it was, says you shouldn’t do that. Things are so bad right now its hard to give a shit.
The secret service will be there to prevent other inmates from beating national secrets out of him.
I honestly doubt he remembers anything at this point.
Trump? Keep secrets?
Fair point, but the rules are not specifically for Trump, they’re for any US ex president.
Alright, they’re there to prevent him just blurting them out with no prompting whatsoever.
This is why he’ll never be in general population.
I think you need the Sedation Service for that.
Well in theory that’s why they’d be there…
Is anything that man had access to even a “secret” anymore?
Shit all they have to do is tell him the Democrats said XYZ and he’d tell them why they’re wrong.
Trump would likely be segregated from other prisoners (aka solitary confinement) for his own safety & the safety of the guards.