Months before the shooting at former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson introduced a bill in April to fire Trump’s Secret Service unit.
The Disgraced Former Protected Persons Act was introduced in April by Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat who sits on the House Homeland Security Committee, and the bill aims to eliminate “Secret Service protection for individuals who have been convicted of a federal or state felony and are incarcerated in prison.” according to According to a press release in April, the importance of Secret Service protection for former presidents was made clear to everyone following the shooting at one of President Trump’s rallies.
“This measure applies to former President Trump and to all Secret Service recipients who have been convicted and sentenced for a felony,” according to the fact sheet.
“Unfortunately, current law does not anticipate how Secret Service protection might affect the felony sentence of a protected individual, even a former president,” Thompson said in a press release. “We are disappointed that this has happened, but this previously unthinkable scenario could become reality. Therefore, we must be prepared and change the law to assure the American people that protected status will not lead to special treatment, and that those sentenced will serve any required prison time.”
According to the release, co-sponsors of the bill include Democratic Reps. Troy A. Carter Sr., Barbara Lee, Frederica Wilson, Yvette Clark, Bonnie Coleman, Jasmine Crockett, Joyce Beatty and Steve Cohen.
Within three months, Benny G Thomson He tried to revoke Secret Service protection from President Trump. https://t.co/UblqtaSU7E pic.twitter.com/t6QFjKsk4i
— Avik Roy (@Avik) July 14, 2024
The Secret Service said Saturday that the suspected shooter was shot and killed by Secret Service personnel, leaving one spectator dead and two seriously injured. XAt a press conference on Saturday, President Trump praised the Secret Service for its security, saying he wanted to “thank the United States Secret Service and all of law enforcement for their swift response to the shooting that occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania.” post At Truth Social.
The Homeland Security Committee, Thompson and the Secret Service did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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