Can Secret Service members be called to testify against Trump?

During the Whitewater investigation that turned into an investigation of Bill Clinton's sex life, independent counsel Kenneth Starr subpoenaed Secret Service agents. The Secret Service tried to quash the subpoenas because of their long tradition of keeping silent about the First Family's activities. read more

In fact, the Republicans established the precedent of forcing the Secret Service to testify against the president . Kenneth Starr, a Republican, forced Secret Service agents to testify against Bill Clinton. read more

But if Trump attended the meeting the agent w/ him can be forced to testify!” . In other words, if Trump was in that meeting, the agents protecting him will have to give him up. The Secret Service has already issued a brief statement: “Donald Trump, Jr. was not a protectee of the USSS in June, 2016. read more

That Trump would so command the troops—who he apparently sees as his troops—should come as no surprise. Time after time, he has breached long-standing norms of civil-military relations: from evading presidential responsibility, to appropriating service members’ valor for political purposes, to politicking before military audiences. read more