Former U.S. presidents are authorized a security detail from the Secret Service for life. If Trump loses the election and flees the country, does his security detail have to go with him if he requests it?

I imagine this could go down in a variety of ways: He departs the U.S. before he’s sentenced and just never returns, or he attempts to flees or does flees the U.S. after his sentencing. Either way, what happens to his security detail?

If he attempts to flees after he’s sentenced, I would hope the detail would refuse to take part in it (if he can even board a plane/leave the country to begin with), but given all their failings, who knows.

  • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    More to the point, if there is a warrant issued for his arrest, his secret service detail would need to arrest him.

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      They have no obligation to enforce the law, just as a patrol cop does not have to pull you over for speeding.

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          The protection detail would not arrest him. The agency with the warrant would coordinate with the secret service to either get access to Trump or, more likely, give Trump the opportunity to surrender.

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      2 months ago

      if there is a warrant issued for his arrest, his secret service detail would need to arrest him.

      Also if he tried to flee the country, I would expect.