Three Secret Service Officials on Leave Amid Leak Probe

Three senior U.S. Secret Service officials, including the agency's chief of communications, have been placed on administrative leave and stripped of their security clearances as part of a criminal investigation into the potential leaking of classified information to the media. The action, confirmed by the Secret Service, occurred on August 25, 2026, with the officials escorted from agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., and designated as "do not admits," barring them from entering agency facilities. The Secret Service confirmed that three non-law enforcement personnel were placed on leave pending an investigation by its Office of Professional Responsibility into potential misconduct.