House Democrat introduces bill aimed at Trump that would strip Secret Service protection from felons

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) introduced a bill Friday that would strip Secret Service protections from felons sentenced to prison, a bill clearly aimed at former President Donald Trump.

“Unfortunately, current law does not provide for the impact of Secret Service protection on the prison sentences of a protected person – even a former president,” said Thompson, the former chairman of the House Select Committee on January 6, in a press release.

“It is regrettable that it has come to this, but this previously unimaginable scenario could become our reality,” he added.

A fact sheet on the DISGRACED Former Protected Act notes that Trump’s “unprecedented 91 criminal charges in federal and state courts across the country have created a new requirement that Congress must meet to ensure that the Secret Service protection does not interfere with the criminal legal process and administration of justice. »

“This measure would apply to former President Trump” if he were convicted of a crime, the document released by Thompson said.

If passed, the measure would eliminate some potential complications and logistical issues related to incarcerating the 77-year-old former president, should he be sentenced to serve time behind bars.

Thompson argued that it is necessary to update the law “so that the American people can be assured that protected status does not translate into special treatment – ​​and that those who are sentenced to prison will actually serve the sentence imposed on them.

Trump’s trial in Manhattan over alleged secret payments to women is currently underway.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee also faces upcoming trials in Florida over his alleged hoarding of a classified White House document; in Washington, DC, in connection with his alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election; and in Georgia, in a wide-ranging racketeering case related to his alleged attempts to interfere with the results of the 2020 election in the Peach State.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and faces hundreds of years in prison if convicted of all charges in all four cases.