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Secret Service agent who confronted gunman honored at Correspondents’ Dinner
U.S. Secret Service Agent Victor Gonzales was awarded the WHCA President’s Award for Exceptional Service in recognition of his efforts to stop the gunman who tried to break through security during April’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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Secret Service agent on Vance’s detail under investigation
Agent came under suspicion after allegedly providing info in MS Now report about vice-president’s helicopter tripA Secret Service agent assigned to JD Vance’s protective detail is “the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security”, according to the Secret Service chief of communications.The agent came under suspicion after allegedly providing information that appeared in an MS Now report about the vice-president’s planned Marine Corps helicopter trip with his son to a golf lesson, a source told CNN. Continue reading...
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JD Vance Secret Service agent faces jail over badges that mocked him: report
The Secret Service agent who revealed how much Vice President J.D. Vance's security detail dislikes him might now face a criminal investigation because of it, according to a new report. A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division could face "potential criminal inquiry" over suspicions he shared Vance's security detail involving special coins, stickers and badges made to mock him, according to CNN sources and a Daily Beast report.MS NOW, the outlet that first revealed Vance's security detail was "fed up," noted the mockery merch features slogans such as “Bobcat OTR Survivors Club” and “Advance. OTR. Repeat."Bobcat is Vance’s Secret Service codename, according to CNN. The person believed to be responsible for leaking this detail to the press has been put on administrative leave and Vance’s security detail will now be subjected to an internal review, sources told CNN.Anthony Guglielmi, U.S. Secret Service Chief of Communications, said, “A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security," he said.“While we will not comment on the specifics of this matter, one principle is unequivocal: any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated.”
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Secret Service Agent in JD Vance’s Detail Under Investigation
The Secret Service said that a member of Vice President JD Vance’s team was accused of “compromising operational and information security.”
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Secret Service Agent Punished Over Leaks on Vance’s Annoying Behavior
The vice president is losing faith in his personal Secret Service detail.One of the Secret Service agents assigned to protect JD Vance was placed on administrative leave over concerns that he was leaking information to the press, CNN reported late Wednesday. The action followed an intimate recounting of Vance’s recent travel by MS NOW, in which the news outlet reported that Vance’s Secret Service agents “groused” and complained about the vice president’s decision to use a military helicopter to take his son to a golf lesson at Joint Base Andrews.“Agents have shared concerns internally about Vance and his office pressing them for trips and assignments that some agents consider an inappropriate or even unprecedented use of government resources compared to prior vice presidents,” MS NOW reported on July 15.The Secret Service’s internal affairs department is reviewing the agent’s conduct. It is currently unclear if the agent will face administrative consequences or criminal charges, according to an internal source that spoke to CNN.Donald Trump has been so fixated on internal criticism and media leaks that some of his administration’s countermeasures have tested the boundaries of the First Amendment. During his first term, Trump considered wiretapping the Homeland Security Department to identify the source of his bad press. That attitude has only escalated in the years since—aided by the sycophantic behaviors of Trump’s new government entourage. Earlier this month, CNN reported that FBI Director Kash Patel and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles were personally overseeing a crackdown at the White House to determine who leaked that the ultra-luxury jet gifted to Trump by Qatar lacked the security specs to be considered for use in Air Force One. So far, Wiles and Patel’s probe has forced government officials to hand over their phones—causing some agencies to pit their own attorneys against the White House—and issued subpoenas to four New York Times journalists who reported the story.
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