If Trump escapes to Russia, does his lifetime secret service protection go with him?

[Kablooie]

A lot of new situations may be coming up pretty soon.

[Jeebo]

1. If he goes to prison, do his Secret Service protectors do time with him?

I think all ex-presidents get lifetime Secret Service protection.

-- Ron

[Volaris]

3. I think not after Clinton. I think its 5 years or somesuch.

[Princess Turandot]

6. That was reversed again during Obama's presidency...

Former presidents still receive lifetime protection.

[Volaris]

20. Learn somethin new everyday. That's why I come in here

[Kablooie]

14. I read an article about this.

There's no precedent and the secret service said it won't even consider the situation unless it becomes real. Congress could enact a law that would eliminate the protection for a convicted felon

[moonscape]

16. Or for presidents whose name

can be derived via the anagram uptmr

[SmartVoter22]

17. Was 10 years, now lifetime

The Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012, ended the law that limited Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their families to 10 years if they served after 1997. This act brought it back to lifetime protection.

It takes time for law changes to become well known. A siple error.

[DFW]

2. No, Putin's FSB takes over when he gets off the plane.

And he has to pay off his debts to all Russian lenders within six months or take a one way trip to Cuba.

[Dem2theMax]

4. Or he accidentally falls out of a window.

[DFW]

10. Until he has signed over the deeds to his properties

Putin wouldn’t ler him near a window, and would probably install him in a dacha with high walls and no takeout service to McDolald’s. Dead men pay no debts, so until Trump Tower on 5th avenue and Mar-a-lago become Putin Tower and Mar-a-Baikal, his diet will consist of weak borscht and black bread.

[elleng]

5. Thanks for the info, DFW.

Cuba sounds nicer to me than Russia!

[DFW]

11. I was just speculating, of course

I hear Sochi is pretty nice, so he might not even want Cuba. For that matter, Cuba probably doesn’t like him either.

[NanceGreggs]

7. Why would Russia let him in?

He has now been rendered useless - and he's broke.

[regnaD kciN]

8. Useless, broke...AND probably an impediment to any future ties with a Biden administration...

...at least if he gets indicted here.

He'd be stupid to go to Russia. Putin would happily hand him over in exchange for a lightning of sanctions.

[Kablooie]

13. He might have a basket of secrets his Toadies prepared for him.

Of course once he turns them over they would have no more use for him.

[NanceGreggs]

18. I doubt there's anything ...

... that he hasn't already told them.

[Kablooie]

23. Your probably right.

[Straw Man]

15. I'm sure he's got a slush fund somewhere ...

Ya know, for a rainy day?

[MyMission]

21. I hear he has a big fan base there

He is a TV sensation, after all.

Still, it's surprising that many people there love him. Surprising how many here too.

[marylandblue]

9. Slovenia is surprisingly nice and he can get citizenship by chain immigration.

[DFW]

12. Slovenia is delightful, but

It is also now part of the EU. I don’t think he would risk settling in an EU country except maybe Poland or Hungary.

[NanceGreggs]

19. Poland isn't an option ...

... since he tweeted a few days ago that he wants all "the Poles shut down".

[DFW]

22. OMG, you're right!

And since many people in Poland write English better than he does, they will have no patience for such messages!