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RFK Jr. Again Denied Secret Service Protection, Threatens Legal Action [View all]

Source: Newsweek

Published Apr 10, 2024 at 5:03 PM EDT | Updated Apr 10, 2024 at 5:09 PM EDT

Homeland Security Director Alejandro Mayorkas has for the fifth time denied Secret Service protection for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a letter dated March 28 that was reviewed by Newsweek.

The latest in the string of denials appears to have initiated a threat of legal action from attorney Aaron Siri of the law firm Siri Glimstad, obtained by the Kennedy campaign.

In the letter, which Kennedy posted to X, formerly Twitter, Siri says he will attempt to hold Mayorkas personally responsible should Kennedy or a bystander be injured as a result of a lack of Secret Service protection. The letter also claims that Mayorkas is refusing to disclose the names of the individuals that the Secret Service has already determined pose a threat to Kennedy.

"If protection is not afforded, we have been authorized to commence an action on the grounds that the repeated denials have been politically motivated and are otherwise capricious," reads the letter to Mayorkas from Siri, dated one day after Mayorkas' latest denial.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-again-denied-secret-service-protection-threatens-legal-action-1889108

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RFK Jr. Again Denied Secret Service Protection, Threatens Legal Action [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 10 OP

Pretty much nobody pays attention to where he is campaigning or speaking. LiberalFighter Apr 10 #1

With 3 or 4 Secret Service personnel Conjuay Apr 10 #14

LOL! C Moon Apr 11 #19

Who cares what Bob wants? LetMyPeopleVote Apr 10 #2

Thanks to you BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #3

Thank you LetMyPeopleVote Apr 10 #4

I like the term "KINO"-Kennedy in Name Only LetMyPeopleVote Apr 11 #42

pass interferance . AllaN01Bear Apr 11 #55

Heh! That's good... DemocraticPatriot Apr 11 #63

Useful idiot. dalton99a Apr 10 #10

he should ask putin to pay for his security mucifer Apr 11 #29

Is he even the real "Bob"? Omnipresent Apr 11 #31

Bob embraces 2 Trump pardonees. oasis Apr 11 #45

Bob looks like he's drugged MontanaMama Apr 11 #53

Bob who? Wonder Why Apr 10 #5

is "bob" a verb or a noun? ret5hd Apr 10 #8

If only he and Trump were on the same ticket. LudwigPastorius Apr 11 #17

Depends on whether he is swimming or dead. twodogsbarking Apr 11 #26

Yes. What do you call your little brother coprolite Apr 11 #56

That was always such a horrible joke.... DemocraticPatriot Apr 11 #64

That last photo says it all. erronis Apr 10 #6

Post removed Post removed Apr 10 #12

Please do not use gendered slurs -- why do you think "bimbo" is okay? obamanut2012 Apr 11 #35

I need to apologize also since I used the term "broad". erronis Apr 11 #48

Was that a reference to Bob's running mate ? DemocraticPatriot Apr 11 #65

WTF is he doing posing for photos with that scheming schmuck Roger Stone? calimary Apr 11 #21

And traitor Michael Flynn. oasis Apr 11 #47

Birds of a feather, I guess. calimary Apr 11 #54

Stone and Flynn pardoned oasis Apr 11 #46

"Capricious"?!? You're soaking in it! (eom) ClickClack Apr 10 #7

The Secret Service has to put up with the orange raving lunatic. Give them a break. twodogsbarking Apr 10 #9

Maybe they could team up quakerboy Apr 11 #24

Strait-jacket for two. twodogsbarking Apr 11 #25

I'm sure trump gives his SS boys the leftover buggers. erronis Apr 11 #49

"Bob" it is--- lastlib Apr 10 #11

Nothing but a feeble attempt at pretending to have legitimacy. groundloop Apr 10 #13

Don't tell Bob that his uncle was a hero in the Navy........and even wrote a book about called Profiles in Courage turbinetree Apr 10 #15

When you're special... dlk Apr 10 #16

Sorry, Bob, but you've got to poll at least 20% for 30 days to get SS protection. LudwigPastorius Apr 11 #18

Well isn't he Mr. Entitled So-&-So. calimary Apr 11 #20

Not every Tom, Dick and Harry gets protection details. cstanleytech Apr 11 #22

Bob mahina Apr 11 #23

O-kayyyyyyyyyy . . . . . no_hypocrisy Apr 11 #27

people threatening the guy need to be picked up rampartc Apr 11 #28

Can't Legitimize a non-serious candidate with glitter bucolic_frolic Apr 11 #30

Maybe he just needs to step out of the line of fire. marble falls Apr 11 #32

Forbes says he is worth $15M Doc Sportello Apr 11 #33

He needs to get one of those billionaires whose funding this whole campaign to provide security. Ray Bruns Apr 11 #34

Wouldn't that look strange with a bunch of russian thugs guarding him? erronis Apr 11 #37

Ha! Ray Bruns Apr 11 #44

Love it. oasis Apr 11 #50

Good! Let that be a wake-up call for him and his campaign and supporters! Oopsie Daisy Apr 11 #36

What does he need protection from? SouthernDem4ever Apr 11 #38

Kennedy WHO ??? DemocraticPatriot Apr 11 #66

Why doesn't he pay for it himself ? JI7 Apr 11 #39

They should give it to him SpankMe Apr 11 #40

His daddy wouldn't attend one of his rallies or vote for him. republianmushroom Apr 11 #41

He's not a major candidate, has barely qualified for the ballot where he's gotten on, and Vinca Apr 11 #43

Hire your own security, I'm not fucking paying for a murdering lying bastard to lie to people. onecaliberal Apr 11 #51

You get yours when I get mine, loser. malthaussen Apr 11 #52

A Reuters poll in March showed RFK Jr. at 16%. That's a pretty significant slice of the pie. TheRickles Apr 11 #57

Like most of the rest of the polls 8 months before the election BumRushDaShow Apr 11 #58

Good link, thanks. So 3rd party candidates need to reach 20% in the national polling average for one month. TheRickles Apr 11 #59

The one who continues to get 10 - 20% of the actual vote is Nikki Haley BumRushDaShow Apr 11 #61

... Which candidates for President does the Secret Service protect? struggle4progress Apr 11 #60

Yes, and apparently Mayorkas has broad discretion to make a decision on his own. But it looks like he won't OK it. TheRickles Apr 11 #62