Three Secret Service officials, among them the agency’s chief spokesperson, have been removed from their offices as part of an internal misconduct investigation, according to reports.
Communications director Anthony Guglielmi and two other members of his department departed on Monday, sources told Real Clear Politics.
The three officials have been placed on leave, with their security clearances suspended and their work devices confiscated, according to CNN.
The Secret Service has not commented on the specifics of the misconduct probe, which reportedly also involves the CIA and the FBI.
The development comes as FBI Director Kash Patel continues efforts to identify the source of a media leak about Donald Trump’s covert plane switch on the tarmac in Ankara, Turkey, following last month’s NATO summit.
That report detailed how the president allegedly departed Air Force One in a catering cart, leaving several Cabinet members behind while traveling with only a small circle of close aides, including personal secretary Natalie Harp, amid an Iranian assassination threat.
The Secret Service has been under intensifying scrutiny in recent years after a series of high-profile security failures involving its protection of Trump.
FBI agents reportedly interviewed multiple Secret Service officials after it emerged that the president had not departed Turkey aboard the plane gifted by Qatar.
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
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.
