Is Trump Entitled To Secret Service Protection In Jail?

William Spivey
The Polis
Published in
3 min readApr 4, 2023

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The Secret Service offers lifetime protection to former Presidents according to the Former President’s Act of 1958. This provision does not cover a President removed from office. Richard Nixon technically resigned and wasn’t impeached, so he qualified for Secret Service protection despite declining it. Here’s the definition of…

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William Spivey
The Polis

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