{"id":2267883,"date":"2024-06-14T13:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T17:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-to-give-briefing-to-congress-after-harrowing-incident-within-kamala-harris-detail\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T13:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T17:10:00","slug":"secret-service-to-give-briefing-to-congress-after-harrowing-incident-within-kamala-harris-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-to-give-briefing-to-congress-after-harrowing-incident-within-kamala-harris-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service to brief Congress on alarming incident in Kamala Harris&#8217; security detail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecret-service-to-give-briefing-to-congress-after-harrowing-incident-within-kamala-harris-detail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2267883&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House Oversight Committee is set to be\u2062 briefed on concerns regarding the Secret \u200dService, sparked by an incident involving a member\u2064 of Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s security team. In April, at Joint Base Andrews, a clash \u2063occurred where an armed agent, Michelle Herczeg, engaged in a physical altercation with other agents. This incident \u200cinvolved Herczeg attacking her superior and others trying to restrain her; alarming behaviors were\u2064 also reported, such as rambling \u2063and erratic actions.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has raised questions \u2062about the Secret Service&#8217;s hiring\u2062 and training standards, specifically around potential compromises made to accommodate diversity, equity, and \u200binclusion efforts. \u2064Chairman James Comer of the\u2064 Oversight \u200dCommittee has \u2062expressed concern over whether lapses in the agent\u2019s work history were overlooked due to these modified standards. There\u2063 is growing unease\u2062 within\u2063 the\u2063 agency \u200dabout the broader \u2064implications of the incident, including\u2064 potential \u200cvulnerabilities to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-orders-military-wide-stand-down-to-address-white-supremacy-extremism-in-ranks\/\" title=\"Pentagon Orders Military-Wide \u2018Stand-Down\u2019 To Address \u2018White Supremacy,\u2019 Extremism In Ranks\">insider threats<\/a>\u2064 and the overall efficacy of current training and \u2062disciplinary standards.<\/p>\n<p>This situation underscores\u200c a critical review period for the Secret\u2062 Service as \u2062lawmakers and\u2064 the agency \u200bitself scrutinize\u2064 the adequacy of current procedures and standards.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 14, 2024 at 9:07am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Alarmed by an incident in April that involved a member of Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s security detail, the House Oversight Committee will be briefed next week on hiring and training issues that could be impacting the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2976729\/secret-service-agent-protecting-kamala-harris-involved-in-fight-with-other-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>, an armed agent who was part of the protective detail for Harris scuffled with other agents at Joint Base Andrews near Washington, D.C. on April 22.<\/p>\n<p>House Oversight and Accountability Chairman Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/icymi-james-comer-made-special-addition-hearing-chamber-just-hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Comer<\/a> of Kentucky sent the Secret Service a letter in May asking to learn more about concerns regarding the incident and the broader issue of training, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/secret-service-brief-congress-clash-between-agents-protecting-vp-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response to the letter received from Chairman James Comer, the U.S. Secret Service will comply with the House Oversight Committee\u2019s request for a briefing on the topics outlined in the publicly available letter dated May 30, 2024,\u201d a Secret Service representative said.<\/p>\n<p>Comer summed up the incident that led to lawmakers\u2019 concern in a<a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Briefing-Request-re-Secret-Service-petition-053024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> letter<\/a> to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was recently reported that a Secret Service agent, tasked with protecting Vice President Kamala Harris, physically attacked her superior (and the commanding agent in charge) and other agents trying to subdue her while on duty at Joint Base Andrews and assigned to the Vice President\u2019s protective detail,\u201d Comer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Secret Service spokesperson confirmed that the agent had been \u2018removed from their assignment\u2019 following the attack and that the agent \u2018began displaying behavior their colleagues found distressing\u2019 and further described the incident as a \u2018medical matter,\u2019\u201d Comer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Comer said \u201cmore harrowing details of the incident\u201d reported in the media claimed \u201cthat the agent chest-bumped and shoved her superior, then tackled and punched him while still having her gun in her holster, which concerned her colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comer noted that lawmakers are concerned that the incident may be indicative of other problems in the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/facebooks-former-diversity-chief-sentenced-prison-multimillion-dollar-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hiring and screening process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should the Secret Service be more selective in its hiring policies?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-emerges-as-dividing-line-for-dems-in-pennsylvania-senate-primary\/\" title=\"Biden Emerges as Dividing Line for Dems in Pennsylvania Senate Primary\">incident raised concerns<\/a> within the agency about the hiring and screening process for this agent: specifically whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-12-iranian-gunboats-swarm-6-u-s-warships-dozens-of-warning-shots-fired\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 12+ Iranian Gunboats Swarm 6 U.S. Warships, Dozens Of Warning Shots Fired\">previous incidents<\/a> in her work history were overlooked during the hiring process as years of staff shortages had led the agency to lower once stricter standards as part of a diversity, equity and inclusion effort,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Comer referenced a \u00a0Bloomberg report claiming \u201cthat there is a petition circulating inside the agency that flags concerns about \u2018a number of recent Secret Service incidents indicative of inadequate training,\u2019 a double standard in disciplinary actions, and a vulnerability \u2018to potential insider threats\u2019 that could pose a risk to U.S. national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2024\/04\/25\/secret_service_scuffle_prompts_dei_vetting_scrutiny__150846.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Clear Politics<\/a> has identified the agent in question as Michelle Herczeg, citing sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>Its report said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dei-disaster-petition-circulating-within-secret-service-community-warns-potential-insider-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agent in question<\/a> arrived at Joint Base Andrews, grabbed a senior agent\u2019s personal phone and began to delete applications on it. The senior agent later retrieved the phone.<\/p>\n<p>The report said a source told the outlet that the agent \u201cbegan mumbling to herself, hid behind curtains, and started throwing items, including menstrual pads, at an agent, telling him that he would need them later to save another agent and telling her peers that they were \u2018going to burn in hell and needed to listen to God,\u2019\u201d a source told RealClearPolitics.<\/p>\n<p>As the incident escalated, the agent tackled her supervisor and punched him. Other agents then intervened, restrained the agent, and took away her gun, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Real Clear Politics noted that in 2016, while she was an officer with the Dallas police, Herczeg filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the department that was later dismissed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 14, 2024, Jack Davis reported that following an April incident involving Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s security, the House Oversight Committee is set to be briefed on potential hiring and training lapses within the Secret Service. 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