Secret Service ‘Must Provide Protection’ to Trump If He’s Jailed: Spokesperson

The Secret Service responded to a judge’s statement that President Trump could be jailed.

Surrounded by campaign staff and members of the U.S. Secret Service, former U.S. President Donald Trump (C) waves to supporters as he visits the Iowa Pork Producers Tent at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The U.S. Secret Service reiterated that it “must provide protection” to former presidents amid speculation that former President Donald Trump could be jailed by a New York judge for violating his gag order.

On Monday, Judge Juan Merchan told the former president that if he continues to violate a gag order for speaking about witnesses and other individuals connected to the trial, he could face a jail term.