The Post reports that Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Trump isn’t the first president to seek Secret Service coverage after leaving office, but the number of family members involved in the costly detail is substantially more than past presidents. Carol Leonnig’s new book on the Secret Service claims that former President Trump set back the agency’s recovery from years of mismanagement, embarrassing incidents and scandal. The expenditures on these individuals is considered extraordinary, given that the Secret Service typically only grants extra protection to former presidents, their spouses, and their young. While the cost of Secret Service protection isn’t made public, it is believed to be as high as tens of millions of dollars annually for each president. A new analysis of spending by the Secret Service shows that in the six months after former President Donald Trump left office, the agency spent around 1.7 million for the protection of his family, including his four adult children and their spouses, along with three of his former White House officials. The grandchildren will not each receive a 24-hour detail, like Trump’s adult children, but will be protected as long as they are with their parents.įormer President Trump and former first lady Melania Trump will receive lifetime Secret Service protection as guaranteed in the Former Presidents Act, which will also give Barron coverage until he reaches age 16.Ĭongress voted in 1994 to limit Secret Service protection to 10 years after leaving office, but in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks President Obama reinstated the lifetime detail in 2012.
and his five children Eric Trump and wife Lara and Tiffany Trump. The Secret Service will protect Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, along with their three children Donald Trump Jr.
The arrangement will come at no cost to the Trump family and is funded by taxpayers, the Post reports. A new analysis of spending by the Secret Service shows that in the six months after former President Donald Trump left office, the agency spent around 1.7 million for the protection of his family, including his four adult children and their spouses, along with. Now that he’s out of office, what’s next for Donald Trump? Secret Service Protection for Trump Family, Officials Cost 1.7 Million in 2021.
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