Rep. Jason Chaffetz was targeted by an assistant director of the Secret Service for investigating the agency’s actions and being critical of their operations.
An internal file on Chaffetz, which reportedly contained less than flattering information on the Congressman, was being passed around among Secret Service staff and referenced by Assistant Director Edward Lowery in an e-mail.
“Some information that he might find embarrassing needs to get out,” Lowery wrote. “Just to be fair.”
According to a report from John Roth, the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), around 45 Secret Service agents read the file on Chaffetz who then shared it with colleagues at every level of the service.
“I am confident that U.S. Secret Service Director Joe Clancy will take appropriate action to hold accountable those who violated any laws or the policies of this department,” DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a Wednesday statement. “I also reiterate the apology I issued in April to Chairman Chaffetz. Activities like those described in the report must not, and will not, be tolerated.”
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