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malaise

(269,200 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:14 PM Apr 2012

Breaking on Al Sharpton - three persons pushed out of the Secret Service

details as they come

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-secret-service-investigation-20120418,0,5740822.story
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Three Secret Service agents, including two supervisors, who were implicated in the agency’s prostitution scandal are leaving the agency as investigators seek to determine whether the embarrassing episode led to a security breach.

Officials said none of the 11 Secret Service agents who allegedly brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms in Colombia before President Obama visited for a summit last weekend had weapons, radios, itineraries or other potentially sensitive documents in their rooms.

Paul Morrissey, assistant director of the Secret Service, said in a statement that one agency supervisor was allowed to retire, another was “proposed for removal for cause,” and a third nonsupervisory employee had resigned.

Morrissey said the supervisor being fired had 30 days to appeal and the right to private legal counsel. None of the three was identified.

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Breaking on Al Sharpton - three persons pushed out of the Secret Service (Original Post) malaise Apr 2012 OP

This is just the beginning. n/t cynatnite Apr 2012 #1

are they going to release names and pics ? JI7 Apr 2012 #2

I hope malaise Apr 2012 #7

I've Wondered Possumpoint Apr 2012 #3

Some were. Whether any of these ones were, I don't know. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #15

Betting they get recruited by AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #4

Good point malaise Apr 2012 #8

If the GOP wants to make the Obama Secret Service incident a campaign issue ... lpbk2713 Apr 2012 #5

I honestly think they are rather disappointed they aren't able to connect this monmouth Apr 2012 #6

Their problem - he wasn't even there yet malaise Apr 2012 #9

The only reason they are investigating the incident is to try to embarrass the President. AlinPA Apr 2012 #10

So the Democrats on the Committee are trying to embarass him? former9thward Apr 2012 #11

It's not OK-it needs to be investigated. But Peter King cares about Obama's safety? That's a joke. AlinPA Apr 2012 #13

it says a lot that these guys are not volunteering to Step Down JI7 Apr 2012 #12

I agree. All should be let go. It'd be interesting to know why some are still there. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #16

The Cons are in full campaign mode humbled_opinion Apr 2012 #14

The only problem is that the head of the Secret Service malaise Apr 2012 #18

How likely is it that they didn't have weapons, radios, snagglepuss Apr 2012 #17

That's the frightening part malaise Apr 2012 #19

But the SS is saying they didn't have any of those things with them which I snagglepuss Apr 2012 #20

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)

1. This is just the beginning. n/t

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:15 PM

Apr 2012

JI7

(89,276 posts)

2. are they going to release names and pics ?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:15 PM

Apr 2012

malaise

(269,200 posts)

7. I hope

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:27 PM

Apr 2012

but just check the divorce pages if they don't. Lots of men have been caught here.

Possumpoint

(992 posts)

3. I've Wondered

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:17 PM

Apr 2012

Were these agents married? If so, what impact there?

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

15. Some were. Whether any of these ones were, I don't know.

Reply to Possumpoint (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:49 PM

Apr 2012

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)

4. Betting they get recruited by

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:17 PM

Apr 2012

That security group...Blackwater or what ever they call themselves now.

malaise

(269,200 posts)

8. Good point

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:28 PM

Apr 2012

lpbk2713

(42,768 posts)

5. If the GOP wants to make the Obama Secret Service incident a campaign issue ...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:20 PM

Apr 2012

I'll raise them an Abu Ghraib and call.

monmouth

(21,078 posts)

6. I honestly think they are rather disappointed they aren't able to connect this

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:23 PM

Apr 2012

scandal directly to the President...

malaise

(269,200 posts)

9. Their problem - he wasn't even there yet

Reply to monmouth (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:29 PM

Apr 2012

Ah well.

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)

10. The only reason they are investigating the incident is to try to embarrass the President.

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:36 PM

Apr 2012

No way in hell they are concerned about his safety.

former9thward

(32,088 posts)

11. So the Democrats on the Committee are trying to embarass him?

Reply to AlinPA (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:41 PM

Apr 2012

This is not about politics, it is about professionalism. It is widely proclaimed to be the biggest scandal in SS history and it should be completely investigated. Today it came out there was coke in their rooms. So how many are on drugs? Or is that ok too?

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)

13. It's not OK-it needs to be investigated. But Peter King cares about Obama's safety? That's a joke.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:57 PM

Apr 2012

Same goes for the other republicans.

JI7

(89,276 posts)

12. it says a lot that these guys are not volunteering to Step Down

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:45 PM

Apr 2012

as they should. they should lose their jobs and never be given any jobs which require such level of security in the future.

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

16. I agree. All should be let go. It'd be interesting to know why some are still there.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #12)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:51 PM

Apr 2012

humbled_opinion

(4,423 posts)

14. The Cons are in full campaign mode

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:28 PM

Apr 2012

They fully intend to link Secret Service Scandal, GSA Scandal, Fast and Furious, failure of Solyndra, the balloning national debt to a theme of fiscally incompetent governance.....