The investigation comes after a Secret Service agent assigned to Harris attacked her superior and other agents trying to subdue her while on duty at Joint Base Andrews.
sent to the Secret Service Thursday, Chairman James Comer requested a briefing from agency officials about how it hires and trains personnel and whether that process poses national security risks.
The agent was later removed from her assignment, according to the Secret Service. A spokesperson for the agency reported the agent “began displaying behavior their colleagues found distressing” and described the incident as a “medical matter.” The investigation comes in response to a petition circulating within the Secret Service calling for a congressional inquiry, raising concerns that the incident, along with other related reports, is the result of “inadequate training.
The committee is requesting a briefing to detail how the agency is responding to the incident and how it will “quickly remedy any vulnerabilities.” Comer gave the Secret Service a deadline of June 13 to provide a briefing. The
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