Trump could be stripped of Secret Service protection under bill pushed by high-ranking Dem

Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who is also a ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has put forth a bill that would strip felons of Secret Service protection, in a move that some see as a preemptive strike against Donald Trump who faces more than one criminal trial.

The bill, titled the Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act, or the DISGRACED Act, would terminate Secret Service protection for individuals convicted of either state or local felonies, Newsweek reported.

Thompson specifically mentioned Trump as someone who could lose their Secret Service protections if he's convicted in any of his criminal trials, which pertain to his alleged falsification of business records, his alleged improper handling and moving of classified materials from his administration, and his alleged attempt to subvert the results of the 2020 election.

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The bill would only affect an individual whose crime "is punishable for a term of imprisonment of at least one year."

"Nobody should have special treatment, and that happens to include the former president," Thompson said.

"...current law may serve as an impediment to the equal administration of justice and present logistical difficulties for both the Secret Service and prison authorities at the Federal and State levels," Thompson added, according to the report.

"This bill would remove the potential for conflicting lines of authority within prisons and allow judges to weigh the sentencing of individuals without having to factor in the logistical concerns of convicts with Secret Service protection."

According to Newsweek's report, "Secret Service protection for presidents, other high-level officials and select family members of those officials dates to 1901. Following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, protection was expanded to major-party presidential nominees."