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[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 21 points 6 months ago

Maybe convicted ex presidents shouldn't get secret service protection

[-] TheShadow277@slrpnk.net 13 points 6 months ago

I get what you're saying, but I think without that protection it's pretty likely he'd be killed in prison.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 18 points 6 months ago
[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

True, but he wasn't sentenced to death. We owe all prisoners the same protections.

[-] dezmd@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

They have protective custody for certain inmates that require protection, for example, Epstein.

[-] TheShadow277@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I dunno. Epstein was pretty high profile (and it might not have worked out great for him, either), but a former president is really high profile. I have no idea how they would handle it, but if we're lucky enough to see it, it'll be quite interesting for sure

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

It's not like they're going to put him with the general population. And USSS agents don't sign up to be in prison.

[-] meldroc@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

IIRC, probably the Secret Service will enter a memorandum of understanding with the New York Department of Corrections, and negotiate who and what goes where. Probably means Trump will get a wing of Rikers to himself.

Don't worry, I have full confidence in the Secret Service's ability to keep Trump perfectly safe while he's making license plates!

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Don’t worry, I have full confidence in the Secret Service’s ability to keep Trump perfectly safe while he’s making license plates!

or you know, not. doesn't really matter.

[-] TheShadow277@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago

Ah that's probably true. He's rich and white enough to end up in a resort prison, I'm sure.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 5 points 6 months ago

Not in solitary confinement (unless he's on suicide watch ofc)

[-] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago

So you support leaking the country's biggest secrets just because he did bad thing?

[-] irreticent@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

He leaked the country's biggest secrets when he gave classified documents to foreign adversaries. Stop trying to pretend that's what you're actually worried about. You're always defending Trump. You're just worried about his well being, not our country.

[-] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

I knew this was coming.

He leaked

I was more referring to one of the general reasons that the Secret Service stays with ALL presidents forever.

You’re always defending Trump

Um, this is literally the first time I have ever commented about the man in my entire life.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

He already sold them.

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