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Secret Service Opens Investigation After Agent’s Attempt to Smuggle Wife Onto Trump Support Flight

Director Sean M. Curran has initiated a personnel probe, evaluating training protocols following the agent’s actions.

President Donald Trump visited Scotland on a five-day trip.
The Secret Service is investigating one of its employees for allegedly trying to smuggle his spouse onto the “carplane” accompanying the president on his recent U.K. visit.
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Overview

  • A Dallas-based Phase 1 trainee tried to place his Air Force spouse on a mission support plane for President Trump’s Scotland trip.
  • The unauthorized passenger was discovered at Joint Base Andrews’ distinguished visitor lounge after completing an agency country briefing and riding the bus with operatives.
  • Supervisors had warned that unauthorized individuals could not board and prevented the spouse from taking the flight without affecting the protective mission.
  • Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed an internal investigation is under way to determine if procedural safeguards were bypassed.
  • Agency leadership will use the probe’s findings to shape disciplinary measures and reinforce training standards under Director Curran’s oversight.