Three Secret Service agents responsible for protecting President Obama in Amsterdam this week were sent home and put on administrative leave Sunday after going out for a night of drinking, according to three people familiar with the incident. One of the agents was found drunk and passed out in a hotel hallway, the people said.This is at least the fourth incident of Secret Service agents engaging in misconduct in the last few years. I don't know if we just didn't used to hear about these issues, or if the Secret Service has declined in the last few years. Either way, get it together, Secret Service.
The hotel staff alerted the U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands after finding the unconscious agent Sunday morning, a day before Obama arrived in the country, according to two of the people. The embassy then alerted Secret Service managers on the presidential trip, which included the agency's director, Julia Pierson.
Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan confirmed Tuesday evening that the agency "did send three employees home for disciplinary reasons" and that they were put on administrative leave pending an investigation. Donovan declined to comment further.
Secret Service Agents Behaving Badly. Again.
Secret Service agents on Obama detail sent home from Netherlands after night of drinking:
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