Something appears to be gravely amiss inside the United States Secret Service, where three officials or agents were reportedly escorted from their offices on Monday amid a criminal probe into the leaking of classified material to the press.
According to RedState, journalist Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics disclosed the development Tuesday evening on X, reporting that the three unnamed officials had been designated "do not admits" as part of an active investigation into who funneled classified information to the media, potentially concerning Air Force One. Crabtree stated that two independent sources corroborated the account and further noted that both the CIA and the FBI are now involved in the matter.
Her report underscored the seriousness of the situation: "????@RCPolitics EXCLUSIVE and BREAKING: Three Secret Service officials/agents were walked out of their offices on Monday and made 'do not admits' as part of a criminal investigation into leaked classified information to the media, according to two sources familiar with the matter." A follow-up post reiterated that the FBI and CIA are engaged in the inquiry, with one source telling RealClearPolitics that both agencies are actively participating in the investigation.
At this stage, investigators have not publicly confirmed whether the leaks are tied to the controversy surrounding President Trumps secret evacuation from Turkey, which was prompted by intelligence indicating a surface-to-air missile threat to Air Force One from Iran. Calls to Secret Service Communications Director Anthony Guglielmi were not immediately returned, and an email to the agencys press office likewise went unanswered, suggesting a tight-lipped posture as the probe unfolds.
Crabtree has been careful to stress that she cannot yet verify a direct link between the criminal investigation and the Air Force One disclosures, but she has hinted that there may be a "there" there. As previously reported by RedState, President Trump was compelled to depart last months NATO summit in Turkey aboard a different aircraft after U.S. officials received credible intelligence of an Iranian threat, forcing a covert switch that was later leaked to the press.
That leak triggered outrage among some in the media, not over the security breach itself, but over the fact that the White House press pool had been placed on what turned out to be a "decoy" plane. President Trump, however, made clear that he would not second-guess the professionals charged with his safety, stating, "I go by Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go on a different flight, different plane." For a commander in chief facing hostile foreign actors, deference to security experts is not just prudent; it is essential.
The scandal also comes on the heels of another troubling episode involving classified information and Air Force One. Bidens Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently had his top secret clearance revoked by the Pentagon for "unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force Ones capabilities to a media outlet," a move that underscores how cavalier handling of secrets has become a recurring problem in Washingtons bureaucratic ranks. For conservatives who have long warned about the politicization and lax discipline within the national security apparatus, these parallel incidents are unlikely to be seen as coincidence.
RedState contributor Buzz Patterson, a retired Air Force officer and former military aide to President Clinton, voiced deep alarm over the pattern of leaks in an interview with Fox News Digital. "I hope that they prosecute this to the fullest," Patterson said. "Whoever leaked that, in my opinion, and having been involved in this, was highly placed in that process."
Patterson emphasized that such operations are tightly compartmentalized, making any breach especially ominous. "Theres only a few people who actually know exactly whats going down, and thats by design," he added. "So if somebody leaked it, it was somebody involved in the process, and that scares the hell out of me."
For an administration already contending with foreign threats and an increasingly aggressive Iran, the prospect that insiders may be endangering the Presidents life and compromising Air Force Ones security protocols raises profound questions about loyalty, accountability, and the integrity of the very institutions tasked with protecting the nations leader. As the investigation into the Secret Service unfolds, conservatives will be watching closely to see whether those responsible are identified and punishedor whether this, too, is allowed to fade into the background of an already troubling record of classified leaks.
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