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Secret Service is blocking a subpoena for Donald Trump Jr.
The Secret Service Isn’t Supposed to Be a Family LawyerA Protective State, Not a Neutral OneDonald Trump is suing the BBC over its editing of his Jan. 6 speech, demanding $10 billion for a clip that allegedly made his remarks look closer together than they were. That is the surface story. The real story is buried in a footnote: the U.S. Secret Service has, so far, prevented the BBC from serving a subpoena on Donald Trump Jr.That matters because it shows where power actually sits. The federal protective apparatus is not just guarding bodies; in this moment, it is helping insulate a president’s…
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