Secret Service opens probe on 'Dukes of Hazzard' star after he urges public hanging of Biden

(DEADLINE) – John Schneider may now be insisting he never threatened the life of President Joe Biden, but the Secret Service beg to differ.

The federal agency charged with protecting POTUS, the Vice President and their immediate families, as well as major political candidates and high level government officials, have opened a probe into statements the former Dukes of Hazzard star made online against the President and his son Hunter Biden earlier today, Deadline has learned.

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Hours after publicly coming up short in the Season 10 finale of The Masked Singer, vocal conservative Schneider called for the hanging of the president, whom he accused of “treason,” and his criminally indicted offspring. In a now deleted post, the longtime Biden critic and Smallville actor made no secret of his feelings about POTUS.

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