Overview
- A Phase 1 Secret Service trainee based in Dallas attempted to smuggle his spouse, a U.S. Air Force member, onto a mission support flight for President Trump’s Scotland trip.
- The spouse flew to Maryland, attended a Secret Service country briefing, and reached the Distinguished Visitor Lounge at Joint Base Andrews before supervisors discovered and removed her.
- Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the agent had been warned that the action was prohibited and that the spouse was prevented from boarding without disrupting protective operations.
- Director Sean M. Curran and agency leadership are reviewing training records and supervisory oversight as part of the ongoing personnel investigation.
- The investigation remains open with final disciplinary decisions pending and no protectees having been put at risk by the incident.