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Mark Makela/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Secret Service agent tasked with protecting former President Barack Obama knowingly and repeatedly breached his duties while trying to woo a love interest — and living a double life, according to a new memoir by the agent’s former girlfriend. In “Undercover Heartbreak: a Memoir of Trust and Trauma,” Koryeah […]
Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally, Aug. 29, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE) (WASHINGTON) — A Secret Service agent is under investigation for an alleged sexual misconduct incident with an aide to Vice President Kamala Harris, her office said Wednesday. The agency confirmed to ABC News […]
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Sept. 13, 2024. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Amid Florida’s state investigation into the apparent assassination attempt made against Donald Trump, Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe told […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Steve Witkoff — a friend of, and donor to, former President Donald Trump — told ABC News’ Good Morning America on Tuesday that Secret Service agents protecting the Republican presidential nominee during Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt did “exactly what they’re supposed to do.” Witkoff was with the former president at […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (BUTLER, Penn.) — At least five U.S. Secret Service officials involved in the planning of Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, where a gunman attempted to kill the former president, have been placed on administrative leave, according to two sources familiar with the situation. The officials are still working […]
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service is making arrangements for former President Donald Trump to resume outdoor campaign rallies by surrounding his podium with bulletproof glass, multiple sources told ABC News. The measure is typically used exclusively for sitting presidents, but the Secret Service is making an exception following the first attempted […]
Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who came under scrutiny for the agency’s failure to prevent the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, has resigned. Cheatle had faced calls to step down since the shooting at a Trump rally on July 13, which […]
U.S. Secret Service Director is interviewed about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump by ABC News’ Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas in Milwaukee, WI on July 15, 2024. — Jack Date / ABC (WASHINGTON) — The United States Secret Service director told Congress on Monday that the attempted assassination against former President Donald […]
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Secret Service has faced mounting scrutiny for its failure to prevent the attack. Much of the criticism has been aimed at the agency’s director, Kimberly Cheatle. Cheatle, who was appointed to the role by […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle said Sunday that current political divisions play into the domestic threat environment as her agency prepares to protect both parties’ nominating conventions this summer. When asked by “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos about how “extreme political polarization” feeds “into the threat environment,” Cheatle said threats are […]
