Trump's airport security was breached by a dishonorably discharged US Marine who claimed he was part of the team

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• A dishonorably discharged US Marine was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer and accused of entering a protective zone around a private terminal used for President Donald Trump's flights into Florida, according to court documents.
• Thirty seven-year-old Brandon Magnan of Florida told sheriff's deputies he was a Marine Corps law enforcement officer and presented a fake badge that included the Marine Corps' seal.
• Magnan was allowed through the first checkpoint and drove towards a second one, where he was also permitted to continue after claiming he was a Marine law enforcement officer.
• After he made it inside a protective zone, Magnan, who was not in a Marine Corps uniform "as in common practice during active presidential travel," was approached by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy, a Secret Service agent said in court documents.
• Magnan posted a $100,000 bond with the help of his mother and was released on Monday.
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A dishonorably discharged US Marine was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer and accused of entering a protective zone around a private terminal used for President Donald Trump's flights in Florida, according to court documents.

At around 3:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, 37-year-old Brandon Magnan of Florida and another unidentified male drove a maroon Honda Pilot towards a designated "protective zone" used for Trump's travels from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Washington, DC.

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