The former Obama administration officials on Pod Save America were talking about this screwup a little, and the weird, awkward dynamic that any presidential administration has with its Secret Service. It’s apparently always been a little tricky for an administration to effectively scrutinize a group of people that
- Operate largely in secret (right there in the name!) and on a need-to-know basis
- Are (theoretically) willing to put their lives on the line to protect the head of the administration.
- Who are right there, in your presence, every single day. (So things can get pretty personal.)
But this wasn’t the only screwup in recent years. There was that whole scandal about agents hiring sex workers in a trip to Columbia in 2012.
