By Three U.S. Secret Service communications staffers, including the agency’s chief spokesman, have been placed on administrative leave as investigators examine potential misconduct involving the disclosure of sensitive information to the press.
The employees, all non-law-enforcement personnel assigned to the agency’s communications office, were removed from their posts Monday and had their security clearances and access to government devices suspended while the Office of Professional Responsibility conducts its investigation.
RealClearPolitics first reported that Communications Director Anthony Guglielmi is among the three employees under investigation and that the inquiry centers on how classified or otherwise sensitive information may have reached reporters. The specific disclosure or news report at issue has not been publicly identified.
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A Secret Service spokesperson confirmed the personnel action in a statement, noted The Daily Caller.
“Three non-law enforcement personnel at the U.S. Secret Service have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into potential misconduct. Per policy, this incident is being investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility. We are unable to comment further at this time.”
The spokesperson added: “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. 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.”
The investigation comes as the Secret Service is already conducting a separate inquiry involving a member of Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail.
That probe, launched in July and still open, involves allegations that an agent compromised operational and information security, with officials also examining whether the conduct warrants a criminal investigation. The inquiry followed reports involving internal complaints about last-minute travel demands and the use of government resources.
Guglielmi previously addressed that investigation on behalf of the agency.
“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 continued: “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.”
The communications-office investigation also comes amid scrutiny of recent reporting about presidential security and travel.
The Washington Post reported that during President Donald Trump’s July trip to Turkey, the president was secretly transferred to a military aircraft while members of the press pool and some White House staff continued aboard Air Force One because of an Iranian assassination threat. Subsequent reporting said the CIA had assessed the threat with “low confidence.”
There has been no public indication that the current Secret Service investigation is connected to that report, and the agency has not identified the information investigators believe may have been improperly disclosed.
Administrative leave and the suspension of security clearances are standard measures during some internal investigations and do not constitute a finding of wrongdoing.
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