Regarding the reported "purge" of the Secret Service director: IF Trump loses in 2020 and IF he

[Atticus]

were to refuse to accept the loss and step aside, would it not fall to the SS to physically evict him on behalf of the new POTUS? As with DOJ and the IRS, is he about to install a "friend" at the head of the SS in furtherance of completing the coup?

[LiberalArkie]

1. I think it would fall to the FBI. As secret service are treasury people with a side line of

being the presidential security detail. At least that is my understanding.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

4. I agree FBI. They are the enforcement branch of the executive branch.

[Atticus]

6. I hope that is right. nt

[hedda_foil]

20. Secret Service has been part of Homeland Security since that department was formed after 9/11.

[democratisphere]

2. drumpf ain't going to make it to the next election.

He will be removed from office.

[trueblue2007]

18. TRUMP WILL BE IN JAIL WITH "BIG BUBBA" as his room mate.

Hugs from his cell mate will keep him happy the rest of his miserable life !!

[Historic NY]

3. LOL he'll be in Mar largo ding dong golfing....

the butler will change the locks. The mover will pack up his crap and ship it to his hotel. All the codes and passwords will be changed.

[Dan]

5. If after losing the election and a new POTUS has been installed,

I would gladly remove his ass - no charge, except plane fare.

[llmart]

7. I think you'd have plenty of company.

I'll bet everyone on DU would assist you.

[DontBooVote]

9. Some would, but most wouldn't.

[unblock]

8. the new president will be president regardless of location.

the white house is just a place. squating there doesn't make you president.

[malaise]

10. The really good news is that there are no friends

among thieves and scoundrels

[sarisataka]

11. You do know

Occupying the White House does not make a person President? It's just a building, not a talisman

[Atticus]

14. Yes, of course. I just want his rancid ass out ASAP so the disinfecting can begin. nt

[sarisataka]

19. Indeed, although there would be

Great entertainment in watching the "siege"

Day 17- Former President Trump still locked in bathroom

Ok so he probably won't last more than 7 hours but the media circus would be epic

[zipplewrath]

12. The New President would give orders to the head of the Secret Service

If he fails to follow them, he's fired. Next guy takes over. They can try a physical "siege" of the White House but it wouldn't last long.

[MineralMan]

13. Such a refusal to leave the White House is unlikely in the extreme

Any number of law enforcement agencies could remove him. Once a new President is sworn in, he can immediately replace the Secret Service chief, or enlist the aid of the FBI or U.S. Marshal's service to assist him in moving into the White House.

If the previous occupant does not wish to leave, he will be shown the door unceremoniously, and probably be arrested and charged.

So, Trump will not try that move. It would not work. Period. So, he will not do it. Instead, he will head for his New Jersey golf resort or Trump Tower in NYC.

More concerning is what he might try to do while still President. That is my worry, not what happens when he loses the election, assuming he runs at all.

[Lochloosa]

15. Correct. trump will just be a citizen at 12:01.

[MineralMan]

16. We waste our time with such nonsense, I think.

I guess it's more fun to cook up conspiracy theories than to look closely at current events.

[leftynyc]

17. It would fall to the military

and they have much bigger weapons that the secret service.

[struggle4progress]

21. Why would it fall to anybody to evict him after her's no longer President?

He has no authority. The White House staff don't feed him; nobody follows his orders.