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Secret Service investigates alleged leak of VP JD Vance’s travel plans
A Secret Service agent assigned to Vance has been placed on leave amid an internal investigation into an alleged media leak.
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Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington.
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Josh Campbell, Kristen Holmes, CNN Newsource
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A Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s security detail is under internal review and has been put on administrative leave after being suspected of leaking information for a news story that included details about Vance’s travel, a
A second been leaking information about Vance
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The review is being conducted by the agency’s internal affairs component, the firstment or criminal charges could be forthcoming
The employee is suspected of having been ay detail dismayed by the purported burden the vice president’s personal travel schedule has placed on his security team. As part of its coverage, MS NOW also described Vance’s planned travel, including flying with his son on a Marine Corps helicopter to a golf lesson — plans that were later aborted
The story caught the attention of Secret Service, FBI and White House officials, who fumed over operational details being described in the press, the first
CNN has reached out to the Secret Service for comment
A spokesperson for MS NOW did not immediately respond to a request for comment
The development comes as the Trump administration has vowed to crack down on what it views as unauthorized disclosures to the press
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Earlier this month, four reporters from The New York Times received subpoenas to testify before a federal grand jury in connection with an investigation into their reporting about security features onboard a new presidential aircraft gifted to Donald Trump by the nation of Qatar
