Jay Sekulow on Russia meeting: “If this was nefarious, why'd the Secret Service allow these people in?” https://t.co/pgUx8lRHc8 #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/0QZJ4Hj282
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 16, 2017
Because they're not casino bouncers? https://t.co/F5wXsAeUKf
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) July 16, 2017
Knowing the Secret Service as I do, 1)they won't be pleased by this and 2)Executive Protective service isn't there to be a chaperone. https://t.co/sRgctMPcyQ
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) July 16, 2017
The Secret Service confirms that this is not how any of this works. https://t.co/03G6sFUwE3 pic.twitter.com/2txB2HPsPD
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) July 16, 2017
… In an emailed response to questions about Sekulow’s comments, Secret Service spokesman Mason Brayman said the younger Trump was not under Secret Service protection at the time of the meeting, which included Trump’s son and two senior campaign officials.
“Donald Trump, Jr. was not a protectee of the USSS in June, 2016. Thus we would not have screened anyone he was meeting with at that time,” the statement said…
The Secret Service’s mission is to provide physical protection for the U.S. president. The agency also protects major presidential candidates. But its role in vetting people who meet with a U.S. president or candidates is limited to ensuring physical safety.
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