Secret Service Puts 1 Vance Agent on Leave Over Travel Leak Probe
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Updated · CNN · Jul 22
Secret Service Puts 1 Vance Agent on Leave Over Travel Leak Probe
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 22
Summary
A Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail was placed on administrative leave as the agency opened an internal review and possible criminal inquiry.
Officials suspect the agent leaked operational details for a recent MS NOW report that described Vance’s travel plans, including a later-aborted Marine Corps helicopter trip with his son to a golf lesson.
The report angered Secret Service, FBI and White House officials because it exposed information about the vice president’s movements and raised concerns about compromised operational security.
Secret Service said any conduct that damages trust between a protectee and the protective detail is incompatible with its mission, though it did not specify possible discipline or charges.
The case lands as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on unauthorized disclosures, after four New York Times reporters were subpoenaed this month in a separate leak investigation.