Donald Trump owes his life to the Secret Service. Or is it the bodyguards’ fault that things got this far? star asked former agent Jeffrey James.
Mr. James, what is it like to protect the most important person in the world?
Nothing I’ve done before or since comes anywhere close. But the pressure was enormous. I’ve seen how the job has broken colleagues. Many have given up after one or two years.
How long were you in the Secret Service?
22 years, from 1996 to 2018.
A number of presidents come together there.
That’s true. I served under Clinton, Bush and Obama.
And Trump?
And Trump.
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