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The U.S. Secret Service is in the business of protecting the president, whether he’s inside the Oval Office or visiting a foreign war zone.

But protecting a former president in prison? The prospect is unprecedented. That would be the challenge if Donald J. Trump — whom the agency is required by law to protect around the clock — is convicted at his criminal trial in Manhattan and sentenced to serve time.

Even before the trial’s opening statements, the Secret Service was in some measure planning for the extraordinary possibility of a former president behind bars. Prosecutors had asked the judge in the case to remind Mr. Trump that attacks on witnesses and jurors could land him in jail even before a verdict is rendered.

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

I was hoping this was about the Secret Service deleting insurrection related text messages, but sadly not.

[–] Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

Guantanamo bay was practically designed for this scenario. Just dump his ass there and forget about him.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

The answer to questions in headlines is damn near always 'no.'

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In the extraordinarily unlikely scenario this Cheeto ever sees a day in prison, it sure as fuck won't be a normal prison. It will be a white collar situation and honestly he would probably be the only person there. Could you imagine the fucking shit storm putting him in gen pop??

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[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And this is why Trump will never see the inside of a jail cell. The logistics are completely unprecedented and unworkable. At most he'll get house arrest, and personally, I doubt even that.

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[–] girthero@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Probably cheaper for the state of New York to just do house arrest with ankle bracelet. How about a halfway house?

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