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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Apr 27, 2018, 11:08 AM Apr 2018

Secret Service Says It Has 'No Such Record' Of 'Any Incident' With Jackson

Source: Talking Points Memo

By Nicole Lafond | April 27, 2018 10:43 am

While White House physician Ronny Jackson has withdrawn his nomination to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secret Service has come to his defense by countering at least one allegation that’s been lobbed against Jackson in recent days.

In a rare statement released Thursday, the Secret Service said it not only had no record of having to intervene during a 2015 overseas trip to keep Jackson — who was reportedly drunk and loudly banging on a female employees hotel room door — from waking up former President Barack Obama, the agency also said it has no record of “any incident” involving Jackson.

“A thorough review of internal documents related to all presidential foreign travel that occurred in 2015, in addition to interviews of personnel who were present during foreign travel that occurred during the same timeframe, has resulted in no information that would indicate the allegation is accurate,” the statement said.

The agency then praised Jackson for his “dedicated support” of Secret Service agents over the years, “often miles from home and under difficult travel conditions.”

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/secret-service-no-such-record-jackson-incident

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Secret Service Says It Has 'No Such Record' Of 'Any Incident' With Jackson (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP

The Secret Service is not a good source for this. uberblonde Apr 2018 #1

Yeah, this is the kind of thing that gets covered over. I wonder if Obama had any idea? Scary to bettyellen Apr 2018 #3

The only comment I would make then is why did the Secret Service wait until he tendered his still_one Apr 2018 #2

"no such record" "any incident" FraDon Apr 2018 #4

The Secret Service has no integrity atreides1 Apr 2018 #5

In 2012, nine Secret Service agents were involved in drinking and prostitution in Columbia wishstar Apr 2018 #6

uberblonde

(1,215 posts)

1. The Secret Service is not a good source for this.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 11:12 AM

Apr 2018

After all, they keep getting caught with hookers and they're known for excessive drinking.

Maybe Dr. Ronny gives them modafinil, too!

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

3. Yeah, this is the kind of thing that gets covered over. I wonder if Obama had any idea? Scary to

Reply to uberblonde (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 11:14 AM

Apr 2018

think that they’d put their buddy before the potus’s safety but that’s the code. Ugh.

still_one

(92,372 posts)

2. The only comment I would make then is why did the Secret Service wait until he tendered his

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 11:14 AM

Apr 2018

resignation before coming forward.

It should also be pointed out that both republicans and Democrats expressed concern about Jackson, and put an indefinite hold on his nomination, and that action by itself indicates something was bothersome in the record

FraDon

(518 posts)

4. "no such record" "any incident"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 11:23 AM

Apr 2018

= non-denial denial.

Did it happen? Was there an incident log which has been purged? Was there an independent investigation of any kind? WTF is really going on here?

Also, I'm curious why no coverage of his time with his first President, GW; Didn't Bush hire him? Somebody wants this guy not merely gone, but thoroughly destroyed. Inquiring minds want to know.

atreides1

(16,091 posts)

5. The Secret Service has no integrity

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 11:40 AM

Apr 2018

During the Obama administration I was seriously concerned that one of them would shoot the President!!!

wishstar

(5,271 posts)

6. In 2012, nine Secret Service agents were involved in drinking and prostitution in Columbia

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 01:35 PM

Apr 2018

One of the few scandals during Obama's term was the overseas trip to Columbia in 2012 where Secret Service agents caused major incident due to carousing during summit trip and had to be recalled and replaced.

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