Overview

• The fight involved two female Uniformed Division officers grappling next to a police vehicle outside former President Barack Obama’s Washington home during an overnight shift.
• RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree published viral video and audio on May 27 capturing agents punching, shoving and one officer calling for a supervisor before threatening violence.
• A Secret Service spokesperson confirmed the on-duty incident, announcing both agents have been suspended pending an internal investigation under the agency’s strict code of conduct.
• Unnamed sources told Crabtree that frustration over a late shift replacement may have sparked the dispute, though the precise cause remains unclear.
• The melee has reignited criticism of Secret Service professionalism following past scandals, including misconduct cases in 2012, 2013 and an April 2024 on-duty altercation.