Former FBI Director James Comey is under investigation by the Secret Service after posting a picture of seashells spelling out “8647” on Instagram — which conservatives claim is a secret call for President Donald Trump’s assassination. On Thursday, Comey posted an image to his social media of a “cool shell …
Read More »In Ukraine, Trump's Would-Be 'Assassin' Talked Much and Did Little
There is no evidence that the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday fought in Ukraine, although he did travel there and tried to connect with a variety of officials and aid workers, sources tell Rolling Stone. During his time in Ukraine, the suspect routinely …
Read More »Secret Service Director Resigns Following Trump Assassination Attempt
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from her post following an assassination attempt against Donald Trump, one that she described as “the most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades.” On Monday, Cheatle sat for a combative round of testimony before the House Oversight Committee. The Secret …
Read More »Secret Service Chief Faces Bipartisan Calls to Resign at Heated Hearing
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle sat for a tense, heated testimony before the House Oversight Committee, where she was grilled over the agency’s failure to prevent an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month. In her opening statement, Cheatle called the shooting …
Read More »Trump Admits He Asked Secret Service to Take Him to Capitol on Jan. 6
If Donald Trump had gotten his way, he would have spent Jan. 6, 2021, looking upon his supporters as they stormed into the Capitol building. During his first political rally since his hush-money trial began, when he wasn’t recapping the chaos of abortion rights post-Roe v. Wade to the crowd …
Read More »Secret Service Comes Up Empty in White House Cocaine Probe
The Secret Service has been unable to identify who left a bag of cocaine in the West Wing of the White House earlier this month, the agency announced on Wednesday, noting that its investigation has concluded. The Secret Service notes that the bag and substance underwent a series of forensic …
Read More »Inside Trump's Demands for a High-Profile Surrender: 'It's Kind of a Jesus Christ Thing'
Donald Trump insisted on turning his Tuesday arraignment into a spectacle, and he’s going to get his wish. A law enforcement official tells Rolling Stone that the former president was offered a chance to surrender quietly and be arraigned over Zoom. Instead, Trump opted for a midday, high-profile booking at …
Read More »Trump Used Secret Service Protection to Scam Taxpayers
Donald Trump charged the Secret Service as much as five times the typical government rate to stay at his properties, records obtained by the House Oversight Committee reveal. The development is only the latest example of the former president using the office to enrich himself. “The exorbitant rates charged to …
Read More »Secret Service Had Tip That Proud Boys Planned to 'Literally Kill People' on Jan. 6
The Jan. 6 committee during its hearing on Thursday displayed a tip relayed to the Secret Service by the FBI from a source warning that the Proud Boys planned to “literally kill people” on Jan. 6. “Their plan is to literally kill people,” the tip read. “Please please take this …
Read More »Adam Kinzinger: 'Quite Crazy' That Secret Service Would Delete Jan. 6 Text Messages
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of only two Republicans on the Jan. 6 committee, said it would be “quite crazy” if the Secret Service deleted text messages related to Jan. 6. The Secret Service has come under scrutiny after pivotal testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified to …
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