RFK Jr. Again Denied Secret Service Protection, Threatens Legal Action
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
LiberalFighter
(51,081 posts)Conjuay
(1,397 posts)His audiences would be twice as large
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,542 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,429 posts)I have been calling him "Bob" (with the quotes ).
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,542 posts)I may add the quotes to my posts
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,542 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,382 posts)DemocraticPatriot
(4,392 posts)"Kennedy in name only"
So is that MAGAt GQP Senator from Louisiana, "John Kennedy".... (no relation)
(although he probably got elected only because of his name...)
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)mucifer
(23,565 posts)Omnipresent
(5,722 posts)How do we know its not John Elway, running around impersonating Bob?
oasis
(49,406 posts)This should be a poster.
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)in that last photo. Sheesh.
Wonder Why
(3,239 posts)ret5hd
(20,518 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,167 posts)Bob & Weave 2024
twodogsbarking
(9,805 posts)coprolite
(182 posts)with no arms and no legs and you leave in the swimming pool?
Bob.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,392 posts)since you posted it, I don't have to leave the higher ground...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"Bob"
erronis
(15,328 posts)He's part of Stone's operations. Add in disgraced Flynn and some other broad and we know how they go. Where's Stein?
Response to erronis (Reply #6)
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obamanut2012
(26,137 posts)Come on.
erronis
(15,328 posts)But you did not alert on that.
I do agree with you that all of these terms (bimbo, broad) are offensive and we should try to keep our board as clean as possible.
But at the same time many of us feel free to call men "dicks" or other terms.
Once we clean up our language to pre-Shakespeare times, then we'll need to go back to Beowulf and Chaucer. Everyone uses snide comments to convey information.
Otherwise, we'll all be "gentlemen and ladies" or "they/them"
DemocraticPatriot
(4,392 posts)Removed before I was reading this thread....
calimary
(81,454 posts)An old adage about lying down with dogs and getting up with fleas comes to mind.
oasis
(49,406 posts)This should be a poster.
calimary
(81,454 posts)oasis
(49,406 posts)by Trump for acts against USA.
This should be on a billboard.
ClickClack
(57 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,805 posts)quakerboy
(13,921 posts)Bob can be the opener for Trump. That way Bob can benefit from being SS adjacent, and use his campaign donations to more directly benefit their intended beneficiary.
twodogsbarking
(9,805 posts)erronis
(15,328 posts)They must love those!
lastlib
(23,280 posts)"Bob" the "SoB"
From the last pic, he is CLEARLY and unambiguously aligned with the Party of Traitors.
His father must be turning over in his grave, God rest his soul.
groundloop
(11,522 posts)Go Away!!!!!!
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)dlk
(11,575 posts)n/t
LudwigPastorius
(9,167 posts)...and, that ain't ever gonna happen.
calimary
(81,454 posts)cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)mahina
(17,694 posts)Bob Kennedy
Bob
RFK was my hero
I have a photograph of him on my wall next to my Mom and Dad
Bob can kiss my ass
no_hypocrisy
(46,180 posts)On one hand, Jr. wants Secret Service protection during his "campaign". Maybe it's justified b/c he's had two relatives shot and killed for either being in office or running a campaign and the name Kennedy is an invitation.
On the other hand, he supports the Second Amendment. IOW, "Shoot at me. I have Secret Service."
rampartc
(5,435 posts)be interesting to know who they are (or who they claim to be)
as for the secret service protection, if kennedy qualifies by law he should have a detail.
if not, and biden assigned a detail anyway, well, i'm sure gym jordan would be rolling up his sleeves and dictating subpoenae.
bucolic_frolic
(43,280 posts)marble falls
(57,182 posts)Doc Sportello
(7,529 posts)Not incredibly wealthy but certainly enough to pay for a small security detail for a few months. That's if he is that concerned about his safety. Or this is just another ploy.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2023/08/16/heres-how-much-robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-worth/?sh=7f912d944eff
Ray Bruns
(4,111 posts)erronis
(15,328 posts)Oopsie Daisy
(2,674 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)No one cares about him.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,392 posts)"I knew a guy named Robert F. Kennedy.....
and YOU are NO Robert F. Kennedy----
Junior!"
JI7
(89,264 posts)SpankMe
(2,966 posts)He's a Kennedy. If some demented asshole bumps him off, the conspiracy theorists will move to light speed and really fuck things up in this country. Even if we here don't believe he deserves it, it would be a wise thing to do for longer term stability.
republianmushroom
(13,675 posts)Vinca
(50,303 posts)he's an heir to a fortune. Hire your own security.
onecaliberal
(32,891 posts)malthaussen
(17,216 posts)Just because you're pretending to run for President doesn't mean that anybody has to take you seriously. Clown.
-- Mal
TheRickles
(2,080 posts)Why doesn't that entitle him to protection? What's the threshold to qualify for protection, whether or not you agree with his policies?
BumRushDaShow
(129,429 posts)it's probably bullshit.
The criteria for possible protection is here - https://www.secretservice.gov/protection/leaders/campaign-2024
Apparently the "polling" criteria is not based on 1 poll but on some aggregate average of them - they list RCP as an example.
TheRickles
(2,080 posts)He might actually not be far off, but his full stats aren't always being presented in the media reports, so it's hard to tell. His own website cites polls with even higher % among young voters and independents. Maybe those polls are BS, but they're what the security decisions are based on, and it would certainly not be a good look for the USA if yet another Kennedy was targeted. The Secretary of Homeland Security has "broad discretion" about this decision, so what would be the downside of erring on the side of caution and protecting him?
BumRushDaShow
(129,429 posts)and she is on the GOP side and is not even running anymore. But if she was, that would be closer to how one would probably need to perform to justify SS protection.
"Bob" has not even been able to get on the ballots of all 50 states and we have had 39 states that have already held a primary (I mailed my PA no-excuse absentee primary ballot last week - ours is April 23).
struggle4progress
(118,334 posts)In regard to presidential campaign, the Secret Service is authorized by law (18 United States Code § 3056) to protect:
Major presidential and vice presidential candidates and their spouses within 120 days of a general presidential election. As defined in statute, the term "major presidential and vice presidential candidates" means those individuals identified as such by the Secretary of Homeland Security after consultation with an advisory committee.
The Secret Service provides protection for major candidates, unless declined.
The Secret Service has no role in determining who is to be considered a major candidate. The Secretary of the Homeland Security determines who qualifies as a major candidate and when such protection should commence under the authority of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056. This determination is made in consultation with an advisory committee comprised of the following individuals:
Speaker of the House
House Minority Whip
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Minority Leader
One additional member chosen by the committee ...
https://www.secretservice.gov/about/faq/general#:~:text=Which%20candidates%20for%20President%20does,of%20a%20general%20presidential%20election.