A member of US Vice-President JD Vance’s security team has been suspended and is under investigation for allegedly leaking sensitive information, the US Secret Service (USSS) has said.
“Any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated,” Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said.
The White House declined to comment on the investigation.
Guglielmi did not say what information had been leaked.
But last week US TV network MS NOW published a story citing anonymous sources alleging that some among Vance’s security team were frustrated by his family’s travel. According to CNN, the agent’s suspension was tied to that report.
MS NOW reported that agents had vented concerns internally about some trips, including a planned military helicopter flight to a golf lesson for Vance’s young son, and for the Vances to go house-hunting in the Washington DC area.
The BBC has not independently verified the report.
The vice-president’s office said in a statement to MS NOW, in response to the article last week: “The Vances are grateful to the men and women of the US Secret Service who serve our country with distinction.
“While protecting a Vice President with a large policy portfolio and a young and growing family presents a unique challenge, agents of the Secret Service do so with excellence every day.”
It comes as agency officials warn of a sharp rise in threats against its protectees, including President Donald Trump.