# Can the secret service charged with protecting Trump arrest him? (and how could it happen))

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 14, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-secret-service-charged-with-protecting-trump-arrest-him-and-how-could-it-happen/967973 "2022-07-14T22:16:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-secret-service-charged-with-protecting-trump-arrest-him-and-how-could-it-happen/967973/4 "2022-07-15T14:27:31Z")

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And the next thread as of now is " [Secret Service deleted texts around January 6 as part of a “device-replacement” program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-service-deleted-texts-around-january-6-as-part-of-a-device-replacement-program/967977/10)"  
Makes the question more “Would they?” than “Can they?”.

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