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In September 2014, the United States Secret Service came under criticism following two high-profile incidents involving intruders at the White House. [[2014 White House intrusion|One such intruder entered the East Room]] of the White House through an unlocked door.<ref name="intruders">{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/secret-service-chief-acknowledges-white-house-intruder-entered-east-room-used-unlocked-door|title=House intruder entered East Room, used unlocked door|first=Ed|last=Henry|publisher=[[FOX News]], | In September 2014, the United States Secret Service came under criticism following two high-profile incidents involving intruders at the White House. [[2014 White House intrusion|One such intruder entered the East Room]] of the White House through an unlocked door.<ref name="intruders">{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/secret-service-chief-acknowledges-white-house-intruder-entered-east-room-used-unlocked-door|title=House intruder entered East Room, used unlocked door|first=Ed|last=Henry|publisher=[[FOX News]], Associated Press|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=September 30, 2014|archive-date=September 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930150222/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/09/30/issa-accuses-secret-service-giving-false-account-white-house-breach/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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In 2015, two inebriated senior Secret Service agents drove an official car into the White House complex and collided with a barrier. Chairperson of the [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]] that investigated the incident was [[Jason Chaffetz]]. Chaffetz, whose committee oversees the Secret Service, never disclosed that he had applied for and was rejected from the agency in the 2000s. | In 2015, two inebriated senior Secret Service agents drove an official car into the White House complex and collided with a barrier. Chairperson of the [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]] that investigated the incident was [[Jason Chaffetz]]. Chaffetz, whose committee oversees the Secret Service, never disclosed that he had applied for and was rejected from the agency in the 2000s. | ||
In September 2015, it was revealed that 18 Secret Service employees or supervisors, including Assistant Director Ed Lowery, accessed an unsuccessful 2003 application by Chaffetz for employment with the agency and discussed leaking the information to the media in retaliation for Chaffetz' investigations of agency misconduct. The confidential personal information was later leaked to ''[[The Daily Beast]]''. Agency Director Joe Clancy apologized to Chaffetz and said that disciplinary action would be taken against those responsible.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Caldwell |first1=Alicia A. |url=http://www.stripes.com/investigation-secret-service-tried-to-discredit-us-lawmaker-1.371132 |title=Federal investigation: Secret Service tried to discredit US lawmaker |agency= | In September 2015, it was revealed that 18 Secret Service employees or supervisors, including Assistant Director Ed Lowery, accessed an unsuccessful 2003 application by Chaffetz for employment with the agency and discussed leaking the information to the media in retaliation for Chaffetz' investigations of agency misconduct. The confidential personal information was later leaked to ''[[The Daily Beast]]''. Agency Director Joe Clancy apologized to Chaffetz and said that disciplinary action would be taken against those responsible.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Caldwell |first1=Alicia A. |url=http://www.stripes.com/investigation-secret-service-tried-to-discredit-us-lawmaker-1.371132 |title=Federal investigation: Secret Service tried to discredit US lawmaker |agency=Associated Press |website=[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]] |date=September 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002041108/http://www.stripes.com/federal-investigation-secret-service-tried-to-discredit-us-lawmaker-1.371132 |archive-date= Oct 2, 2015 }}</ref> | ||
In March 2017, a member of Vice President [[Mike Pence]]'s detail was suspended after the agent was caught visiting a prostitute at a hotel in Maryland.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |last1=Landers |first1=Elizabeth |first2=Mary Kay |last2=Mallonee |first3=Peter |last3=Morris |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/politics/secret-service-agent-prostitute-maryland-hotel/index.html |title=First on CNN: Secret Service agent on VP's detail caught after meeting with prostitute at Maryland hotel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406002030/http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/politics/secret-service-agent-prostitute-maryland-hotel/index.html |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |date=April 5, 2017 |website=CNN Politics }}</ref> | In March 2017, a member of Vice President [[Mike Pence]]'s detail was suspended after the agent was caught visiting a prostitute at a hotel in Maryland.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |last1=Landers |first1=Elizabeth |first2=Mary Kay |last2=Mallonee |first3=Peter |last3=Morris |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/politics/secret-service-agent-prostitute-maryland-hotel/index.html |title=First on CNN: Secret Service agent on VP's detail caught after meeting with prostitute at Maryland hotel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406002030/http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/politics/secret-service-agent-prostitute-maryland-hotel/index.html |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |date=April 5, 2017 |website=CNN Politics }}</ref> | ||