Whats behind all these security breeches and staff resignations? It smells funny. Obama Rode Elevator With Armed Ex-Convict In Latest Secret Service Slip-Up President Barack Obama rode an elevator this month with an armed security contractor who had three criminal convictions, a violation of Secret Service security protocols, according to published reports. The latest embarrassment for the Secret Service comes after agency Director Julia Pierson on Tuesday took full responsibility for a Sept. 19 breach of security when a man carrying a knife got into the White House. The Washington Examiner and The Washington Post reported that the elevator incident took place during Obamas Sept. 16 visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The Post said agents questioned the contractor and discovered his criminal history after he refused to stop video recording the president with a phone camera. Agents didnt know he was armed until a supervisor fired the contractor on the spot and the man turned over his gun, the newspapers said. A Secret Service spokesman confirmed the incident but declined to comment further, citing an ongoing investigation of the event. huffingtonpost/2014/09/30/obama-elevator-secret-service_n_5910214.html
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:25:40 +0000
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