Member of JD Vances Secret Service detail removed amid probe into alleged comprise of security information

A member of JD Vance’s protective detail has been removed pending an investigation into allegations of compromising the vice president’s security, a Secret Service spokesman said Thursday.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The development was first reported by CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter who told the outlet that the agent was suspected of leaking information used in an MS Now report detailing alleged Secret Service complaints about Vance’s travel habits.Confirming the agent’s removal, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement shared with NBC News: “A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security.”“While we will not comment on the specifics of this matter, one principle is unequivocal: any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated,” Guglielmi added.Vance’s office declined to comment to NBC News about the agent’s removal.Secret Service agents complained among themselves about Vance’s plan for them to join him on Marine Two as he flew with his son to the child’s golf lesson at nearby Joint Base Andrews, a flight canceled at the last-minute because of severe weather, MS Now reported, citing two people with knowledge of the flight plans, two administration officials with knowledge of his schedule, and a person familiar with the agents’ frustration.Secret Service agents have also shared concerns internally about being asked to embark on trips and assignments that some believed were inappropriate for government resources, several of those sources told the news outlet.NBC News has not independently confirmed the details in the MS Now or CNN reports on the alleged Secret Service members’ complaints or the details surrounding the agent’s remova...