Trump reportedly granted Secret Service protections to all his adult children and 3 top officials before he left the White House. It will cost US taxpayers millions.
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The taxpayer-funded security will be extended to Trump's four adult children and their spouses, as well as three former administration officials.
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The National Guard is doing background checks on its own soldiers to shore up security during the inauguration
Jermaine Dusenbery·Jan 18
A spokesperson for the Guard said guardsmen are being told, "if they see or hear something that is not appropriate, they should report it to their chain of command."
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While TSA has a traditional role in Inauguration Day, this year may be different considering COVID-19 and a "different threat environment," TSA told Insider.
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Pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol came within seconds of seeing Pence and his family, report says
James Musick·Jan 15
If the rioters had gotten there just seconds earlier, The Washington Post reported, "they would have been in eyesight of the vice president."
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Biden's inauguration rehearsal has been postponed due to security threats, report says
Corey Matthew·Jan 15
The rehearsal was postponed from Sunday to Monday, Politico reported. Security agencies have ramped up operations after last week's Capitol riots.
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Jared and Ivanka's Secret Service detail reportedly had to use Obama's bathroom because the couple wouldn't let the officers use theirs
John Dumlao·Jan 14
Agents assigned to Kushner and Trump ended up using port-a-potties, store restrooms, and facilities in the homes of Barack Obama and Mike Pence.
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner spent $100K of taxpayer money renting a bathroom so Secret Service agents didn't have to use theirs
Billy Haigh·Jan 14
The federal government is renting a $3,000-a-month studio apartment across the street from the Trump-Kushner residence for the agents' bathroom needs.
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The FBI and the DOJ are investigating 'significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy' after the Capitol riot
William Carter·Jan 12
The range of criminal conduct being investigated is "unmatched" in FBI and Justice Department history, one official said.
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The Army and Secret Service are looking at extra security screenings for US troops who will be at Biden's inauguration
Michael Smith·Jan 12
The move follows a request from a veteran in Congress who asked the Army to review troops and root out those sympathetic to domestic terrorists.
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Trump's properties have raked in more than $8 million from US taxpayers and the president's supporters since he took office
Thomas Crain·Oct 27
The Washington Post reported that Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort even billed taxpayers for a $3 glass of water when he met with Shinzo Abe.
'I was shocked': Secret Service veterans describe Trump's Walter Reed photo op with supporters as 'reprehensible' and 'unconscionable'
William Jones·Oct 06
"As hard as you try to like the president and you want to believe in his policies, his judgment is just so flawed and so selfish."
Trump's car ride that put Secret Service agents at risk was reportedly a compromise after doctors refused to discharge him from the hospital
Betty Gribble·Oct 05
Medical professionals and both current and former Secret Service agents were extremely alarmed by Trump's car ride.
Trump's drive-by stunt was branded 'insanity' by a Walter Reed doctor who said the president put lives of Secret Service agents at risk for 'political theater'
Robert Russo·Oct 05
Dr. James P. Phillips said "the irresponsibility is astounding" after President Donald Trump exited Walter Reed on Sunday to appear before supporters.
The scenario, which stems from President Trump refusing to say whether he'll accept the election results, may or may not involve the Secret Service.
Trump's properties have raked in least $1.1 million in fees from the Secret Service since he took office
Edmond Garcia·Sep 17
A lawsuit turned up new documents pushing the Washington Post's tally to over $1 million in fees from the Trump Organization to the Secret Service.
A photographer breached Joe Biden's security perimeter at a Pennsylvania airport
Val Strefeler·Sep 12
Joe Biden's security perimeter was breached at a Pennsylvania airport on Friday. The suspect was quickly removed by Secret Service.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle took a 2-day trip to Paris that cost taxpayers at least $64,000
Laura Kelly·Aug 27
The couple stayed in $1,000-a-night hotels and visited the Louvre on a trip over two days in 2018. Costs were recently unearthed by HuffPost.
The US government is facing more accusations of buying location data to track people down without the usual warrants.
The agency purchased Locate X, a product that uses data gathered by apps to track device locations, according to Motherboard.