Three U.S. Secret Service officials, including the agency’s top spokesman, Anthony Guglielmi, have been stripped of their security clearances, removed from their posts, and placed on administrative leave as investigators examine how classified or sensitive information reached the press.
All three worked in the Secret Service’s communications office in non-law-enforcement roles. They were escorted from agency headquarters in Washington on Monday and formally designated “do not admit,” meaning they’re barred from entering Secret Service facilities while the investigation continues.
What Triggered the Investigation
The probe centers on a series of leaks that embarrassed President Trump, including reporting on a trip to Turkey during which Trump secretly flew on a separate military aircraft rather than Air Force One, reportedly due to an assassination threat linked to Iran, while press and other staff traveled on the president’s usual plane. Investigators are trying to determine how details of that arrangement became public.
An Investigation With Real Weight
Both the FBI and CIA are participating in the inquiry alongside the Secret Service’s own investigators, a level of involvement that goes well beyond a routine internal personnel matter and suggests the leaked information was treated as classified or otherwise sensitive to national security.
What Happens Next
None of the three officials have been criminally charged, and the Secret Service has not detailed what specific consequences they could face if the investigation substantiates the misconduct allegations. The agency has not said when it expects the inquiry to conclude.
