2/9/2021

SECRET SERVICE/TRUMP POST-PRESIDENCY: “While the U.S. Senate began its second impeachment trial of Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday [Feb. 9, 2021], local lawmakers in the town of Palm Beach, Fla., also gathered to consider the former president’s fate – specifically, whether to let him live full-time at his sprawling private club, Mar-a-Lago.

In a presentation at the council, John Marion, who represents Trump, argued that the former president meets the definition of a ‘bona fide’ employee of the swanky club, and therefore can legally reside there…

Trump’s lawyer also assured members of the community that the extensive security measures that followed Trump when he was still in office will no longer be in effect. He said Secret Service staff would be limited to about 10 people and that streets would no longer be closed off to through traffic…

The Council has postponed all actions related to the matter until April.”

-Scott Neuman and Vanessa Romo, “Town Of Palm Beach Hears Arguments On Trump’s Permanent Move To Mar-A-Lago Full-Time,” npr.org, Feb. 9, 2021