Three U.S. Secret Service Officials Placed on Administrative Leave Amid Investigation into
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Three U.S. Secret Service officials have been placed on administrative leave amid an ongoing investigation into potential misconduct, an agency spokesperson confirmed to The Washington Times.
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New York PostThree U.S. Secret Service officials were placed on administrative leave on Tuesday pending an internal investigation into potential misconduct.
Associated PressThree U.S. Secret Service officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, pending the outcome of an investigation by the agency’s professional standards office.
Washington Examiner“Three non-law enforcement personnel at the U.S. Secret Service have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into potential misconduct,” an agency spokesman told the Washington Examiner in a statement. “Per policy, this incident is being investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility. We are unable to comment further at this time.”
The Hill3 Secret Service officials placed on leave amid misconduct investigation Three U.S. Secret Service (USSS) officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday amid an investigation into possible misconduct, a spokesperson told The Hill. The agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility is conducting the probe, and details around the investigation were not immediately clear. All three officials were non-law enforcement personnel, according to the spokesperson. “The U.S.…
RealClearPoliticsAll three employees are based in the communications office. Placing Secret Service agents or officials on administrative leave and suspending security clearances is standard practice during an investigation and not a confirmation of wrongdoing.
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The three were operating in non-law-enforcement capacities and were being investigated for potential misconduct, the agency’s public information office reported. However, the cause for the action remained unclear as the Office of Professional Responsibility was beginning its review.
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Washington TimesThe three were operating in non-law-enforcement capacities and were being investigated for potential misconduct, the agency’s public information office reported. However, the cause for the action remained unclear as the Office of Professional Responsibility was beginning its review.
New York PostThe agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility was just beginning its review on Tuesday and did not offer details about what the three officials were being investigated for.
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The Secret Service has been under scrutiny as President Donald Trump has been the subject of at least three assassination plots in the past two years. In April, police said an armed man breached security at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, which Trump was attending.
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Washington TimesThe Secret Service has been under scrutiny as President Donald Trump has been the subject of at least three assassination plots in the past two years. In April, police said an armed man breached security at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, which Trump was attending.
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“The U.S. Secret Service is committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in fulfilling our zero-fail mission of protecting the President and other high-level government officials,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Our critical work demands that our workforce maintain an unwavering commitment to duty, honesty, and courage in all aspects of their jobs. We will continue to pursue the level of excellence that is worthy of the mission which has been entrusted to us by the American people.”
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RealClearPoliticsThe statement leaned on the agency’s broader mission, with the spokesperson stressing that the Secret Service holds itself to strict standards of professionalism and integrity as it carries out its protective duties, and that its workforce is expected to show unwavering commitment to duty, honesty, and courage. The agency said it could not comment further while the review is underway.
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Separately, a Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail was placed on leave in July after investigators suspected the agent had leaked details about Vance’s security detail and travel schedule. That investigation is still open.
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Washington TimesThis latest development follows an internal investigation that placed a Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President J.D. Vance’s protective detail on administrative leave in July over alleged security leaks.
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01 New York Post More recently, the Secret Service said on Tuesday that it was aware of a threat from Iran against the president’s youngest son, Barron Trump.
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02 Washington Times The publication of sensitive scheduling and operational information triggered an immediate review by Secret Service and White House officials.
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03 RealClearPolitics The three were escorted from Secret Service headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday and formally designated “do not admit,” meaning they are barred from entering agency facilities, two sources told RealClearPolitics, which first reported on the suspensions. One of those sources said both the FBI and CIA are participating in the inquiry, pointing to a probe with more weight than a routine internal personnel matter.
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