The Obama administration is investigating another embarrassing incident involving Secret Service agents at the White House. Last week, two agents, who are reported to be high ranking, allegedly drove a government-issued vehicle into a barricade at the White House while intoxicated.
Last month, President Obama appointed a new director of the agency, an outsider, to try and and clean up some of the trouble and deal with a series of mishaps. This is the first public embarrassment under the new director Joseph P. Clancy.
Carol Leonnig, who broke the story in The Washington Post, joins Here & Now’s Robin Young with details.
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- Carol Leonnig, reporter for The Washington Post. She tweets @CarolLeonnig.
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