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Three Secret Service officials placed on administrative leave
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Three U.S. Secret Service officials have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the agency’s professional standards office, with the cause of the action currently unclear.
- The officials were working in non-law-enforcement roles and are being investigated for potential misconduct.
- The Secret Service has been under increased scrutiny due to multiple assassination plots against President Donald Trump in the past two years.
- Recent incidents involving the Secret Service include a security breach at the Washington Hilton during an event Trump attended and controversy over the handling of Air Force One security concerns.
- Trump recently revealed he slipped away from Air Force One in Turkey as part of a secret operation to avoid an alleged assassination threat from Iran, confirming reports of an elaborate security ruse.
