In a dramatic turn of events, three senior Secret Service officials, including the agency’s chief spokesperson, have been escorted out of their offices due to an internal misconduct investigation.
Communications director Anthony Guglielmi and two others in his department left on Monday, sources told Real Clear Politics.
These officials have been placed on administrative leave. In the process, their security clearances have been revoked, and their work-related devices seized, as reported by CNN.
While the Secret Service remains tight-lipped about the specific details of the investigation, it’s been revealed that both the CIA and the FBI are involved in the matter.
The investigation coincides with FBI Director Kash Patel’s ongoing efforts to identify the source of a media leak concerning former President Donald Trump’s secretive airplane switch at the Ankara tarmac post-NATO summit last month.
Reports detailed that during the incident, the President made a discreet exit from Air Force One via a catering cart, leaving some Cabinet members behind while departing with only his closest aides, including personal secretary Natalie Harp, due to a threat from Iranian operatives.
The Secret Service has faced mounting scrutiny in recent years following several high-profile security lapses while protecting Trump.
FBI agents reportedly questioned several Secret Service officials after it was first revealed that the President did not leave Turkey aboard the Qatari-gifted plane.
Anthony Guglielmi, Secret Service communications director, and two other officials in his department were walked out of the agency’s office on Monday
The alleged wrongdoing remains unclear, but the action comes just weeks after details emerged of a covert operation to spirit the President out of Turkey in a catering cart
The report described how the President left Air Force One in a catering cart, leaving several Cabinet members behind while taking only his closest aides, including personal secretary Natalie Harp (pictured), amid an Iranian assassination threat
All three agents have had their security clearances suspended and their work devices seized
Kash Patel launched a separate investigation after the Washington Post revealed details of Trump’s secret departure from Turkey in July. Right, Secret Service director Sean Curran
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Guglielmi has overseen the Secret Service’s communications department since the Biden administration, including during the fallout from the attempted assassination of Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which led to the agency director’s resignation.
He previously served as the communications chief for the Chicago and Baltimore Police departments during times of civil unrest.
Last month, Guglielmi announced that an agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance was facing a criminal inquiry over a suspected media leak.
The case erupted after agents were quoted complaining about last-minute travel requests from Vance and his family, raising concerns that operational details had been compromised.
It followed disciplinary action against six agents over the Butler assassination failures, marking a turbulent year in which director Sean Curran has tried to rebuild an agency battered by security lapses and internal mistrust.
The suspensions were imposed in February 2025 but were not made public until five months later.
Curran is a longtime member of Trump’s protective detail who helped shield him during the Butler shooting before the president personally selected him to lead the agency.
He has since pushed to overhaul training, equipment and coordination with local law enforcement while imposing greater accountability for security failures.
Curran helped shield Trump during the Butler shooting before the President personally selected him to lead the agency
Secret Service pictured above helps secure the ballroom after a shooter tried assassinate Trump in April
The agency has also recorded recent successes after agents stopped an armed gunman before he could reach the ballroom where Trump was attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April.
Two months later, the Secret Service worked with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to thwart an alleged drone-and-sniper attack targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.