Secret Service director to step down, giving Trump chance to select his own security chief

WaPo ^ | 2/14/17 | Carol D. Leonnig

[ColdOne]

The head of the Secret Service, a retired presidential detail leader who was given the assignment of shoring up the agency in a period of crisis, is leaving his post, a little more than two years after arriving in one of Washington's toughest jobs.

Joseph P. Clancy, whom President Barack Obama summoned back from the private sector in late 2014 amid a string of security breaches and employee misconduct in the agency, said it's now time to retire for good. He alerted the White House last week of his plans to step down March 4, giving President Trump the chance to select his own security chief.

Clancy, the former head of Obama's protective detail, steered the Secret Service as it strained to shoulder a heavy workload with the lowest number of employees in a decade. At one point, the agency had 500 fewer people on staff than it was authorized to hire.

On Clancy’s watch, the Secret Service successfully tackled an intense and rancorous 2016 presidential election — that featured pushing and taunting by opposing sides — without any major incidents.

[txhurl]

One of the leaks?

[WENDLE]

Have all US attorneys and their staffs stepped down?

[M Kehoe]

President Trump, please pick the guy who headed your private security detail.

Thanks.

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[Steely Tom]

Joseph P. Clancy, whom President Barack Obama summoned back from the private sector in late 2014 amid a string of security breaches and employee misconduct in the agency, said it's now time to retire for good.

Yeah, he came in in 2014 after the previous piece-of-work who had that job got summarily excrement-canned for being a screw-up.

[Sacajaweau]

Secret Service....Let's see...that's the watchful eyes that watched the Whitehouse breached how many times?? 3,4,5???

And the same SS that was found working the red light district when they were out of town....etc etc...

[Delta 21]

NEXT, PLEASE.

[kjam22]

Fire the whole department and start over. Hire unemployed vets who support Trump.

[Lexington Green]

Bugs in the Oval Office?

[John W]

Define major incident.

[Gaffer]

Good!

[Mr. N. Wolfe]

Keith Schiller.

[M Kehoe]

Thanks.

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[realcleanguy]

I remember the reports of the Secret Service drinking, parties, drugs and prostitutes in Colombia when Obama was visiting there. Completely out of control.

[LouisianaJoanof Arc]

Bookmark

[Pearls Before Swine]

This is the Security Chief.

Safety First!!

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Dan Bongino!

He would be a great guy to lead the Secret Service.

[Nifster]

good

[timestax]

One of the leaks?

I wonder....

[hadaclueonce]

Anyone who worked in the Obama Administration needs to go.

Time to clean the pool.