The US Secret Service, which protects current and former presidents of the country, is developing a plan in the event that Donald Trump is sent to prison in one of the criminal cases that is currently being considered in court, ABC was told News knowledgeable sources. This information was also confirmed by The interlocutors New York Times.
According to them, the question of how to ensure the safety of the former president in prison has become a serious problem for the intelligence service and threatens to be a “logistical nightmare.” For security reasons, Trump will have to be kept separately from other prisoners, and his food and personal belongings will also be checked.
If Trump is imprisoned, some intelligence agents will work 24 hours, seven days a week, taking turns, NYT interlocutors noted. At the same time, according to them, Secret Service agents will be armed, although the United States has a ban on carrying firearms in prisons.
New York State has closed or partially closed prisons. As NYT interlocutors suggest, Trump could be placed in one of them along with Secret Service employees.
“Obviously this is uncharted territory. Of course, no state prison system has had to deal with this before, and no federal prison has had to either,” says former New York City Department of Corrections and Probation Commissioner Martin Horne.
Inside ABC’s Secret Service stated that it is required to provide protection to current government leaders, former presidents and first ladies, visiting heads of state and other presidential appointees. “For all conditions around the world, we are studying locations and developing comprehensive and multi-level protection models,” the intelligence service noted.
The development of a scenario involving Trump’s imprisonment concerns one of four criminal cases against the 77-year-old ex-president that are being considered in a Manhattan court. In the case, Trump is accused of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal involving a porn star. He could be sentenced to probation or up to four years in prison.
ABC Sources They expect that Trump will not be put behind bars, and that the judge will issue a warning or impose a fine. The prosecutor’s office does not insist on a conclusion either. “We are not seeking a prison sentence at this time, but the defendant appears to be hoping for that,” said Assistant District Attorney Chris Conroy.
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