The US secret service is investigating the case of an intoxicated man entering the house of Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser. Read to know more.
Break in at Jake Sullivan’s house
At around 3 am last month, an intoxicated man broke into Jake Sullivan’s home in Washington. The secret service is investigating how the man entered without alerting the national security adviser’s rough-the-clock security details. As per a report in the Washington Post, Sullivan asked him to leave, before going out to alert the secret service agents. An official familiar with the situation stated there was no evidence revealing the man’s intention to hurt the Biden official.
“While the protectee was unharmed, we are taking this matter seriously and have opened a comprehensive mission assurance investigation to review all facets of what occurred,” stated Anthony Guglielmi. Guglielmi is the Secret Service spokesman. “Any deviation from our protective protocols is unacceptable and if discovered, personnel will be held accountable,” he added.
Not the first break into a US official’s house
Shockingly, this is not the first time such an incident occurred to a Biden administration official. Last year, a man was arrested for threatening Brett Kavanaugh, the US Supreme Court Justice outside his house. In recent months, the Secret Service, which is in charge of protecting top US officials has come under a great deal of scrutiny over the handling of transmissions related to the 2020 election.
Last year, DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari revealed to lawmakers that the Secret Service deleted text messages from January 6. However, the agency blamed it on the process of data migration. Text messages from Chat Wolf, the then-acting head of DHS, and a top deputy disappeared. The agency blamed it on the reset of electronic systems which took place at the beginning of the Biden administration.