Secret Service agent on Vance’s detail suspected of leaking information is put on leave amid internal review
A Secret Service agent in the Vice Presidency JD Vance The security detail was under internal review and was placed on administrative leave after being suspected of leaking information for a story that included details about Vance’s travel, a source familiar with the matter said.
A second source said authorities have identified a person believed to have leaked information about Vance.
The Secret Service confirmed the investigation in a statement Thursday morning but did not elaborate on what specifically the agent is suspected of revealing.
“A member of the Vice President’s Protection Division is subject to an administrative investigation and potential criminal investigation involving allegations of compromising operational and information security,” Secret Service Communications Chief Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. he said. “While we do not comment on the specifics of this matter, one principle is certain: Any behavior that undermines trust and confidence between the protected individual and the protective detail is fundamentally incompatible with our mission and will not be tolerated.”
The review is being conducted by the agency’s internal affairs component, and it is unclear whether any possible civil penalties or criminal charges will follow, the first source said.
The employee is suspected of being the source of a news story last story On MS NOW, agents on Vance’s security team were horrified by the burden the vice president’s personal travel schedule allegedly placed on the security team. As part of the coverage, MS NOW also covered Vance’s planned trip, which included flying with his son aboard a Marine Corps helicopter to a golf lesson; these plans were later canceled.
The first source said the story caught the attention of secret service, FBI and White House officials who were outraged by the operational details disclosed in the press.
An MS NOW spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The development comes as the Trump administration has vowed to crack down on what it sees as unauthorized disclosures to the press.
Earlier this month, four reporters from The New York Times They were subpoenaed to testify He is before a federal grand jury in connection with an investigation into his reporting about safety features on a new presidential plane gifted to Donald Trump by the country of Qatar.
CNN’s Holmes Lybrand and Brian Stelter contributed to this report.
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