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Comment on If Trump loses the election and flees to another country to avoid his sentencing in his (multiple) lawsuits, does the Secret Service have to go with him?

Furbag@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

USSS won’t just let him get on a plane and fly off to Russia. His security is their top priority, so allowing him to secrete himself somewhere without first verifying his itinerary and securing both the mode of transportation and the destination, would be unthinkable. That means they are reporting all of his movements to local law enforcement. Can’t exactly flee the country in secret when every cop in the state will know his exact position and have eyes on him at all times. If the courts think he is a flight risk, someone involved in the process will know what he’s trying to do and prevent him from going anywhere where it will be hard to get him back again.

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rsuri@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The former presidents act seems to imply that the president can decline Secret Service protection and even get $1 million for doing so. So I imagine he could just decline protection and hire his own security. But that would make it pretty obvious that he’s planning on fleeing.

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- Revan343@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  But that would make it pretty obvious that he’s planning on fleeing.
  
  As if that would be the first hint
  
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TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I didn’t know that Secret Service was mandatory for former US Presidents.

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- Furbag@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I suppose he could dismiss them, but considering he just had two recent attempts on his life, that would probably be unwise to say the least.
  
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