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Secret Service agent linked to Vice‑President Vance suspended as investigators probe a potential leak in the agency. Professional update on the inquiry.
A Secret Service agent assigned to protect Vice‑President JD Vance has been suspended and is under investigation over allegations of leaking sensitive information, the agency said on Thursday, and officials described a potential criminal inquiry into actions that may have compromised operational and information security.
Agency spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said any conduct that could threaten a protectee’s safety would not be tolerated. The Secret Service did not disclose the specific nature of the alleged disclosures.
Officials noted the probe comes amid what Secret Service Director Sean Curran called an especially dangerous threat environment for protectees, with a sharp rise in reported threats and nearly 10,000 threat investigations opened since January.
The available statements emphasize a suspension and a potential criminal inquiry tied to alleged compromises of operational and information security, along with agency concern about increasing threats against protectees. No further details about the alleged leak or the agent’s identity were released in the source text.