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What would Trump in jail or prison look like? [1]

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Date: 2023-10-25  

Some have asked this tongue-in-cheek, while others seem to be serious.

To the latter, I ask this—do they think a criminally indicted ex-POTUS charged with crimes related to election interference and potential espionage would even have rights to an SS detail after the smoke clears?

I’ll let them marinate on that one.

Short answer is, no. Those who say that no president has been without Secret Service protection after leaving office or that this right is guaranteed have not been paying attention.

None of this has been done before. Not indicting an ex-president or hauling a political candidate into court to answer for various crimes. That isn’t stopping anyone from pursuing matters of justice. Should Trump be convicted and sentenced—and it looks like his goose is cooked—he will likely not enjoy the privileges that ex-presidents have for centuries.

Why would he? Why should he?

So, I place that question as a nonsequitur to the conversation. In other words, he would likely not have an SS detail in prison.

The question is, at best, a distraction.

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