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Former January 6 Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) introduced legislation that would strip the former president of Secret Service protection.
The bill is called the “Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act,” or the “DISGRACED Former Protectees Act” for short, and Thompson's office said it several co-sponsors among fellow Democrats.
The bill, which comes as Trump faces multiple criminal cases as he runs for another term in the White House, does not mention the former president by name, according to The Daily Wire. However, Thompson, who is the top-ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee, released a “fact sheet” that says Trump would be affected if the proposal passes and he is convicted of a felony.
“Unfortunately, current law doesn't anticipate how Secret Service protection would impact the felony prison sentence of a protectee — even a former President. It is regrettable that it has come to this, but this previously unthought-of scenario could become our reality,” Thompson said.
“Therefore, it is necessary for us to be prepared and update the law so the American people can be assured that protective status does not translate into special treatment — and that those who are sentenced to prison will indeed serve the time required of them,” he added.
While Thompson's bill faces an uphill battle in Congress it would amend a section of the U.S. Code to “terminate” Secret Service protection for “any person upon sentencing following conviction for a Federal or State offense that is punishable for a term of imprisonment of at least one year.”
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