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2024-08-24 Government Corruption
Five Secret Service Field Agents Suspended
[Red State] One member of Trump's personal protective detail and four members of the Pittsburgh Field Office, including the special agent in charge, have been identified for possible disciplinary action. One of the five agents was also the event coordinator.

We'll soon know if this is a real investigation or a coverup. The decision to deprive Trump of adequate protection was made far above the Pittsburgh Field Office. If all the blame is placed on a handful of field agents and a pyramid of (figurative) heads isn't built outside Secret Service headquarters in Washington, then all we're seeing is a coverup perpetrated, and Congress should not stand by and let it happen.
Posted by Bobby 2024-08-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11151 views ]  Top

#1 Pittsburgh Secret Service chief Timothy Burke is among five agents put on 'administrative duties'
Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-24 00:07||   2024-08-24 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2  Timothy Burke is among…

Good. He worked hard to earn it.
Posted by trailing wife 2024-08-24 01:26||   2024-08-24 01:26|| Front Page Top

#3  ‘the USSS Special Agent in Charge Tim Burke reportedly told law enforcement partners that the USSS had limited resources that week because the agency was covering the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington, D.C.’

Should have been covered by Department of State's (DoS) Bureau of Deiplomatic Security.... or have responsibilities changed ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-08-24 03:55||   2024-08-24 03:55|| Front Page Top

#4 ^He could be just lying, Besoeker.
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-08-24 04:16||   2024-08-24 04:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Because they failed to stop or succeed in the assassination attempt?
Posted by Procopius2k 2024-08-24 06:25||   2024-08-24 06:25|| Front Page Top

#6 NATO is obviously a military function, so US military police, military CI, and FBI could have be used to cover such an event. The more I think about Agent Burke's response, the more implausible it appears.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-08-24 07:59||   2024-08-24 07:59|| Front Page Top

#7 And this will go on your permanent record! (for a while)
Posted by ed in texas 2024-08-24 08:45||   2024-08-24 08:45|| Front Page Top

#8 And what were Hunter's SS doing?
Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-24 09:32||   2024-08-24 09:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Fox News reported this morning that a Secret Service whistleblower has reported that "additional resources were request for Butler, but were denied."

One might suppose the 'denial' would have come from former Secret Service Director Cheatle, friend of Dr. Jill.

Not suggesting any pre-Butler rally collusion of course.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-08-24 10:02||   2024-08-24 10:02|| Front Page Top

#10 That fooking kurva Cheatle, Jill's chum and one who allegedly wanted to destroy the cocaine evidence from that crack house located at 1600 Penna. Ave.
Posted by DooDahMan 2024-08-24 11:00||   2024-08-24 11:00|| Front Page Top

#11 BTW, I've always maintained that KAMala had some connection with that nose candy. I'd put twenty bucks on it, just 'cuz.
Posted by DooDahMan 2024-08-24 11:02||   2024-08-24 11:02|| Front Page Top

#12 @#3 - my hunch is that the event was designated a National Security Special Event (NSSE) due to POTUS presence. USSS would have the lead. DS would cover visiting Foreign Ministers and DoD would cove visiting Defense Ministers.
Posted by  Bangkok Billy 2024-08-24 22:15||   2024-08-24 22:15|| Front Page Top

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