Dems Want Trump In Prison Without Secret Service Protection
4/19/24 -- Key Democrats revealed new legislation Friday that would strip former President Donald Trump of his Secret Service agents if he is convicted and sentenced to prison.
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, said it’s about making sure Mr. Trump doesn’t get special treatment for whatever crime he might be sentenced. He is worried that having to accommodate a Secret Service protective detail could lead to accommodations for a former president.
“It is regrettable that it has come to this, but this previously unthought-of scenario could become our reality,” the Mississippi lawmaker said. “Therefore, it is necessary for us to be prepared and update the law so the American people can be assured that protective status does not translate into special treatment —and that those who are sentenced to prison will indeed serve the time required of them.”
He named his bill the Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act — or the DISGRACED Former Protectees Act.
Under the law, former presidents such as Mr. Trump are given Secret Service protection.
For Mr. Trump, who is both a political candidate and a prosecuted citizen, that’s creating new challenges for the agency.
Mr. Trump is standing trial in New York in a case accusing him of violating the law by paying hush money to an adult film actress during the 2016 campaign.
The Secret Service is working with the New York courts and the New York Police Department on Mr. Trump’s security during the trial “to effectively carry out our protective mission.”
Mr. Trump also faces criminal cases in a state courtroom in Georgia and federal courtrooms in Florida and the District of Columbia.
Democrats who back the new bill said they believe the legislation is legal and constitutional. They dismissed ex post facto concerns, saying that legal doctrine barring changing the rules after the fact applies only in cases where the law is meant to be punitive.
Mr. Thompson argues his bill isn’t about punishment but rather about settling the details of custody.
Though aimed at Mr. Trump, the bill’s language would include anyone under Secret Service protection who is convicted of a crime punishable by at least a year in prison, which is generally the federal definition of a felony offense.
Full Article: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/19/should-donald-trump-keep-secret-service-protection/
===
It's Not About The Left Or The Right, But What Is Right And What Is WRONG!
--NewsWars.AI
http://www.bitchute.com/NewsWarsAI
https://www.tiktok.com/@NewsWarsAI
https://www.youtube.com/@NaziPolice
https://www.bitchute.com/RevolutionNews/
https://www.youtube.com/@TheHaightAshbury
-
3:16
Disturbing News Daily
1 day ago'Weather Weapons: The Storm They Control' – Trump Drops New Release!
311 -
LIVE
Akademiks
40 minutes agoCharleston White got SH*T in Chiraq?? Drake and Metro went to 21 Savage party? Kendrick Promoting?
3,533 watching -
3:02:54
vivafrei
11 hours agoEp. 233: DoD to Use LETHAL Force? Bannon Denied First Step Act? Kamala Insults Christians & MORE!
95.4K135 -
1:33:38
Josh Pate's College Football Show
2 hours ago $6.86 earnedWeek 8 Reaction Show: UGA Stuffs Texas | Tennessee Beats Alabama | USC Is Done | Chaos Season Here
9.57K1 -
LIVE
Vigilant News Network
7 hours agoAlex Jones Issues Terrifying Post-Election Prediction | Media Blackout
4,713 watching -
LIVE
Right Side Broadcasting Network
1 day agoLIVE REPLAY: President Trump Hosts a Town Hall in Lancaster, PA - 10/20/24
6,969 watching -
6:08:37
GamingWithHemp
9 hours agoPlaying Random games Episode #1
67.5K1 -
17:09
CartierFamily
1 day agoKevin O'Leary OBLITERATES CNN for ATTACKING Trump’s Booming Economy!
112K188 -
2:04:13
Roseanne Barr
3 days ago $208.26 earnedLet me introduce you to someone they call G-D | The Roseanne Barr Podcast #70
281K806 -
LIVE
Tommy's Podcast
15 hours agoE565: Delta Force Hawk Ops - Alpha Release
763 watching