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Secret Service Probe Continues After Trainee Agent’s Smuggling Attempt on Trump Support Flight

Agency officials say supervisors prevented the unauthorized boarding, with no protectees endangered.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media outside the White House as he heads to the SpaceX launch in Florida on May 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump warned that protesters outside the White House Friday night could have been "greeted" with "vicious dogs" and "ominous weapons" if they had breached the fence, and praised the Secret Service for their response to the demonstrations. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump visited Scotland on a five-day trip.
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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.