{"id":2301087,"date":"2024-07-19T15:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foia-suit-targets-secret-service-directors-dei-push-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T15:24:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:24:02","slug":"lawsuit-filed-under-foia-challenges-secret-service-directors-efforts-to-promote-diversity-equity-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-filed-under-foia-challenges-secret-service-directors-efforts-to-promote-diversity-equity-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit filed under FOIA challenges Secret Service director&#8217;s efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion"},"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\">30<\/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%2Flawsuit-filed-under-foia-challenges-secret-service-directors-efforts-to-promote-diversity-equity-and-inclusion%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=2301087&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 article discusses a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit \u200dfiled\u2063 by Judicial Watch against the Department of \u200cHomeland Security \u2063regarding a scuffle between Secret Service agents for Vice President Kamala Harris. The suit\u2064 aims\u2064 to uncover details about the incident and scrutinize the\u2064 agency director&#8217;s diversity, equity, and inclusion \u2063agenda. The \u200dlawsuit follows reports of a \u200dfemale\u200b agent attacking her\u2062 superior and \u200bdisplaying concerning behavior. It \u2063also highlights concerns about the \u200bhiring and \u2064training practices within the Secret Service.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FOIA suit targets Secret Service director&rsquo;s DEI push<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706772\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A judicial watchdog on Friday said it has filed a suit against the Department of Homeland Security for details about a <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\" title>troubling scuffle<\/a> between Secret Service agents for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> at Joint Base Andrews in April.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judicialwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/JW-v-DHS-Secret-Service-Andrews-complaint-01705.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Freedom of Information Act lawsuit<\/a> from Judicial Watch seeks records of the tussle between an armed female agent and her boss that eventually led to the agent&rsquo;s removal from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-on-major-security-upgrade-will-fine-members-5k-for-bypassing-metal-detectors\/\" title=\"House Votes On Major Security Upgrade, Will Fine Members K For Bypassing Metal Detectors\">security detail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coming just days after former President Donald Trump was shot by a would-be assassin who slipped through Secret Service security, the suit could open the door to scrutiny of the agency director&rsquo;s diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda and push to boost the percentage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-loosens-standards-amid-recruiting-crisis\/\" title=\"Border Patrol relaxes requirements due to recruitment crisis.\">female agents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the Trump shooting, the actions of female agents have come under fire. Videos show at least one of the female agents fumbling with her pistol and unable to holster the gun just after the wounded Trump was put into an SUV.<\/p>\n<p>The suit follows a request by Judicial Watch made in April. The legal group said the Secret Service did not comply with its requests, prompting this week&rsquo;s suit.<\/p>\n<p>The suit requests records about a scuffle that took place around April 23. Agent Michelle Herczeg and others were at Joint Base Andrews preparing for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-flight-delayed-for-three-hours-in-singapore-before-departing-to-vietnam\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris\u2019s Flight Delayed for Three Hours in Singapore Before Departing to Vietnam\">vice presidential trip<\/a> by Harris, who was still at the vice presidential residence, according to reports and the suit.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, she reportedly attacked her superior, took the phone of another agent and removed apps, and claimed her colleagues were going to &ldquo;burn in hell&rdquo; if they didn&rsquo;t listen to God.<\/p>\n<p>The agent suffered what the Secret Service has characterized as a &ldquo;medical incident,&rdquo; according to a report by the <em><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\" title>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/a><\/em><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\" title>  Tom Rogan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>RealClearPolitics&rsquo;s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2024\/04\/25\/secret_service_scuffle_prompts_dei_vetting_scrutiny__150846.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Susan Crabtree reported<\/a> that she was hired by the agency even though she had earlier lost a discrimination suit against a prior employer, the Dallas Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the request were &ldquo;all USSS and DHS policy documents related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the hiring, employment, training and discipline of Secret Service agents.&rdquo; The Secret Service is part of the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The catastrophic security failure behind the attempted assassination of former President Trump shows how the management and quality of Secret Service personnel are urgent issues,&rdquo; Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Secret Service&rsquo;s illicit cover-up of these documents about the Kamala Harris protective detail incident is not reassuring,&rdquo; Fitton added.<\/p>\n<p>His office has already opened an independent investigation into the Trump assassination plot and the actions of the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump, in accepting the Republican nomination Thursday night, praised his Secret Service team and called those who protected him heroes for protecting him from getting hit by more bullets shot by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks last Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The agency&rsquo;s director, Kimberly Cheatle, has come under fire on Capitol Hill for evading questions from lawmakers about the shooting and her DEI policies. She is expected to face questioning at the Capitol next week.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1706772\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706772\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawsuit filed under the Freedom of Information Act targets the Secret Service director&#8217;s efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the agency. The suit seeks details about a scuffle between Secret Service agents for Vice President Kamala Harris, which led to the removal of an armed female agent from the vice president&#8217;s security detail. The lawsuit follows a request made by Judicial Watch in April, after the Secret Service failed to comply with their initial requests for information. The suit also requests records related to the agency&#8217;s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in hiring, employment, training, and discipline of Secret Service agents. The agency&#8217;s director, Kimberly Cheatle, has faced criticism for evading questions from lawmakers about the shooting incident involving former President Donald Trump and her DEI policies. She is expected to be questioned at the Capitol next week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2301088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harris-Secret-Service-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6759,9507,4585,35311],"class_list":["post-2301087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-diversity","tag-foia","tag-lawsuit","tag-secret-service-director"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harris-Secret-Service-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2301087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2301088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2301087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2301087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}