{"id":2225432,"date":"2024-04-19T16:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-appears-to-be-target-in-bill-to-strip-secret-service-protection-from-convicted-felons\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T16:24:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:24:50","slug":"trump-appears-to-be-target-in-bill-to-strip-secret-service-protection-from-convicted-felons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-appears-to-be-target-in-bill-to-strip-secret-service-protection-from-convicted-felons\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill aims to remove Secret Service protection from convicted felons, with Trump as potential target"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-appears-to-be-target-in-bill-to-strip-secret-service-protection-from-convicted-felons%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225432&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jean-pierre-insists-white-house-not-involved-with-twitter-censorship-psaki-said-the-opposite-last-year\/\" title=\"Jean-Pierre Insists White House \u2018Not Involved\u2019 With Twitter Censorship. Psaki Said The Opposite Last Year.\">summary provided<\/a> in the given HTML snippet is about a Democratic House representative introducing a bill \u200bto end Secret Service protection for\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-axes-gun-permit-requirement\/\" title=\"Utah Axes Gun-Permit Requirement\u00a0\">convicted felons<\/a>, specifically mentioning former President Donald \u2062Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bloodbath-hedge-fund-short-sale-losses-top-1-billion-following-gamestop-stock-surge\/\" title=\"Bloodbath: Hedge Fund Short Sale Losses Top  Billion Following GameStop Stock Surge\">potential loss<\/a> of protection if convicted. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) introduced the\u2064 legislation stating the termination of protection upon sentencing following conviction.\u200b The \u200dsummary covers a Democratic House representative&#8217;s bill aiming to revoke Secret Service protection for convicted felons, notably addressing \u200cthe potential impact on former President Donald \u200bTrump. Rep. Bennie\u2064 Thompson of \u200bMississippi\u2063 introduced\u200b the legislation,\u2063 which\u2062 specifies the cessation of protection after\u200c conviction\u200d sentencing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> House representative has filed legislation that would block convicted felons from being protected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Secret Service\">Secret Service<\/a> \u2014 which would affect former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> if he is convicted in his trial.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) introduced legislation on Friday that stated Secret Service protection would \u201cterminate 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-homeland.house.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/disgraced_former_protectees_act_factsheet1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>DISGRACED Former Protectees Act<\/a> reasons those convicted of crimes and sentenced to prison would cause \u201cpotential for conflicting lines of authority within prisons.\u201d Additionally, it would \u201callow judges to weigh the sentencing of individuals without having to factor in the logistical concerns of convicts with Secret Service protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Trump isn\u2019t named as the main purpose of the legislation, the bill\u2019s fact sheet says his \u201cunprecedented 91 felony charges in Federal and State courts across the country have created a new exigency that Congress must address.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill also says it would apply to Trump if he is convicted. Thompson is a Trump critic, as he was the Jan. 6 committee chairman and recently called <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4589993-jan-6-panel-chair-rips-trump-election-integrity-event-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>an \u201celection integrity\u201d event<\/a> he held with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a \u201csham.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-set-for-march-25\/\" title=\"Trump's hush money trial scheduled for March 25\">hush money trial<\/a> is in New York City and has been nothing short of a media and political extravaganza. There have been reports of Trump allegedly falling asleep in court, meeting supporters at a Brooklyn bodega, and a person allegedly setting himself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/2972386\/man-self-immolates-outside-courthouse-of-trump-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>on fire<\/a> near the courthouse.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Thompson\u2019s office for comment but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Democratic House representative proposed a bill to end Secret Service protection for convicted felons, including former President Donald Trump if convicted. Rep. 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