Washington: It was April 14, 2012, when Barack Obama was the President of America. During that time, 11 agents of the well-known US intelligence agency Secret Service engaged in the security of presidents and former presidents were forcibly sent on leave. These agents were engaged in the security of President Obama when he was to visit Colombia. These Secret Service agents, who reached there before the tour, brought prostitutes to the rooms of a hotel in Cartagena, Colombia, ignoring security. This matter came to light when there was a dispute with one of these prostitutes regarding payment. This news made headlines in the American media at that time. After this incident, the Secret Service implemented some new rules for its agents. Among them was also a rule that if an agent is engaged in security, then he will not be allowed to go to such hotels or buildings 10 hours in advance. Also, he will be prohibited from consuming alcohol 10 hours before the attack. After the attack on former US President Donald Trump, questions are again looming over the Secret Service whether the lapse in Trump’s security is the result of such negligence or something else? Let’s understand.
Two agents entered the White House premises after drinking alcohol
According to a CNN report, similarly in 2015, two senior Secret Service agents entered the White House premises in a drunken state and collided with a barrier. The chairman of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which investigated this incident, was Jason Chaffetz. Chaffetz himself never revealed that he had applied for a job in the agency in the 2000s, which was rejected.
Information leaked to media in the fire of revenge
In September 2015, information was leaked about the agency that 18 secret service employees or supervisors including its assistant director Ed Lavery had applied for a job in the agency, in which all of them had failed. However, Lavery later got the job. At that time, this matter became so big that the agency’s director Joe Clancy had to apologize to Chaffetz.
