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> As a former president he is allocated secret service for life He has protection for life. The protection can also be extended to a prison wing. One would wag
by maximinus_thrax 3y ago
> As a former president he is allocated secret service for life
He has protection for life. The protection can also be extended to a prison wing. One would wager that it would actually be cheaper (less travel). There is no precedent in the USA but lots of heads of states have been imprisoned in Europe and they've managed to make it work.
Nobody is (or should be) above the law. Having a 4-year stint as a president is not a get out of jail free card for the rest of your life.
- LinuxBender 3y agoNobody is (or should be) above the law. I agree. I was just pointing out that AFAIK this would be the first time a former president in the US has actually served time for their crimes. He surrendered today [1] so I guess we will see what comes of it. [Update] He has been released without bond. [2] [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36315011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36315011 [2] - https://apnews.com/article/trump-classified-documents-court-live-updates-a2b5152a9d0de6b278491b7e26d19aaf https://apnews.com/article/trump-classified-documents-court-...
- LinuxBender 3y agoHere [1] is Trump's response. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr57w1vcUXk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr57w1vcUXk [video][30 mins]