Impeached Presidents

[RobDownSouth]

Impeached Presidents forfeit Secret Service protection once out of office.


Something to consider........

 

[RoryN]

Does that mean he's already forfeited his?

 

[jaF0]

I hear they keep that, but lose other stuff like medical and pensions.

Dunno for sure.

Or is it only if removed?

 

[jaF0]

Only removal:


https://www.archives.gov/about/laws/former-presidents.html


"(f) As used in this section, the term “former President” means a person--

(1) who shall have held the office of President of the United States of America;

(2) whose service in such office shall have terminated other than by removal pursuant to section 4 of article II of the Constitution of the United States of America; and

(3) who does not then currently hold such office."

 

[spacekowboy]

Murkowski just called on him to resign. Also, that if Republicans continue to be the party of trump she may not have a future in the party.

 

[KeithD]

Impeached Presidents forfeit Secret Service protection once out of office.


Something to consider........

I think you mean impeached and removed, not just impeached. But even there the Secret Service protection is the only thing an impeached and removed former president remains entitled to:

https://www.quora.com/Does-an-impeached-president-still-get-a-pension

The rationale here (which hardly applies to Trump, who hasn't bothered to learn anything about his job) is that the former president, even if bounced out of office, retains national secrets for some time at least that we don't want to fall into the hands of foreign forces.

 

[FGB]

Leave the fucker alone... He will be gone in a few days.

He should attend the inauguration.

The world needs to see him there.

He needs to have President Elect Mr. Biden and Future First Lady Mrs. Biden over to the White House for supper for the whole world to see.

( it wouldn't kill him to apologize for stirring up so much unnecessary shit in these last days either.)

( And to the whole country for that matter!)

Yeah. I said it.

 

[jaF0]

Leave the fucker alone... He will be gone in a few days.

Leaving on a jet plane to Guantanamo Bay.