U.S. Secret Service

Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed by FBI

| Importance: 5/10

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference at Los Angeles FBI headquarters on June 12, 2025. After interjecting with a question six minutes into Noem’s remarks about immigration protests, uniformed FBI police forced him to his …

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DHS Inspector General Reveals Secret Service Deleted January 6th Texts After Oversight Request

| Importance: 5/10

DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari disclosed Secret Service erased text messages from January 5-6, 2021, during a “device replacement program” after oversight officials requested electronic communications. Despite requesting month of records for 24 personnel, Secret Service provided …

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Task Force KleptoCapture Launched: US Expands Anti-Kleptocracy Operations

| Importance: 8/10

Attorney General Merrick Garland established Task Force KleptoCapture, an unprecedented interagency law enforcement unit dedicated to enforcing sanctions and seizing assets of Russian kleptocrats following the Ukraine invasion. The initiative represents a major expansion of US anti-corruption …

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Air Force review finds ~6% of Scotland overnights at Trump Turnberry; DHS OIG tallies USSS spend at resort during 2018 visit

| Importance: 6/10

An Air Force internal review reported that about 6% (39 of 659) of aircrew overnights near Prestwick Airport were at Trump Turnberry; most crews stayed closer to the airfield or in Glasgow. Separately, DHS OIG reported about $9,662 in Secret Service payments to Turnberry for rooms, golf carts, and …

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Records show at least ~$1.75–$2.0M in Secret Service spending at Trump properties during presidency

| Importance: 8/10

FOIA-released records compiled by watchdogs show the Secret Service spent nearly $2 million at Trump-owned properties while protecting the president and his family. A 2020 DHS OIG report on the Scotland trip documented specific Turnberry payments but noted incomplete cost capture due to system …

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