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| Biden battle over presidential pets shows relations with Secret Service are going to the dogs |
| 2023-01-05 |
| [Fox News] Dog fight between Biden and his Secret Service points to bigger problems "It didn't happen." According to published excerpts, President Joe Biden is denying an account of the Secret Service about an agent being attacked by his German shepherd, Major, at the White House. The statement from the president raises some interesting legal questions after he effectively called an agent a liar about an official report on one of many bite incidents with the Biden dogs. If the quote is accurate, the criticism could not only be viewed as defamatory but another unfounded attack on the integrity and veracity of federal employees by the president. This should not be dismissed as some sensational "President Bites Agent" story. It raises long-standing concerns over the lack of recourse for agents endangered or abused by protected individuals. Indeed, the controversy raises some of the issues litigated during the Clinton administration over the status of Secret Service agents. |
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