WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department’s internal watchdog says the Secret Service director knew earlier than he originally stated about a rumor that agents were digging up dirt on a congressman who had been critical of the agency.
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy had previously told investigators that he heard on April 1 about rumors that Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, had applied to work at the Secret Service. Clancy later recalled that he actually heard the rumor at least one week before then.
The director’s changing story is the latest blemish on an agency that has been beset with scandal. Clancy took charge of the Secret Service after the previous director resigned because of embarrassing security lapses protecting the president.
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