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Secret Service misconduct investigation 2026

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FIRST ENTRY AUG 26
AUG 27 · Day 2

Armed man arrested at Trump golf course with first lady's schedule and Secret Service notes

Taele claimed he worked for the State Department and was at the golf course for a security detail.

Deputies who detained Taele found a 16-round magazine loaded with hollow-point ammunition in his pants pocket.

Investigators searched Taele's Downey home and recovered an illegally modified AR-platform rifle, a .45-caliber pistol, body armor, high-capacity magazines, bulk ammunition, radio signal devices and multiple notebooks.

AUG 27 · Day 2

Secret Service officials placed on leave over potential misconduct inquiry

Three Secret Service officials who are not law enforcement personnel were put on leave pending an investigation into potential misconduct.

The Secret Service did not disclose what prompted the investigation or identify the officials.

Guglielmi testified before the House Jan. 6 committee in 2022, discussing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony to the panel.

AUG 26 · Day 1

Three Secret Service officials under internal investigation for misconduct

The three officials placed on administrative leave were not working in law enforcement roles at the agency.

The agency's Office of Professional Responsibility was just beginning its review on Tuesday and did not offer details about what the three officials were being investigated for.

Three U.S. Secret Service officials were placed on administrative leave on Tuesday pending an internal investigation into potential misconduct.

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