WaPo: Secret Service officer under scrutiny over comments on Facebook accusing lawmakers of treason

[Celerity]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/11/trump-impeachment-biden-transition-live-updates/#link-MI5UQ5SEWVCHFLGSGYUKPHYARU

The Secret Service indicated Monday that it was investigating an officer who posted comments on Facebook in which she accused lawmakers who formalized Biden’s win of treason and echoed Trump’s conspiracy theories about the rigging of the election.

According to screenshots provided to The Washington Post, the officer posted a meme on Facebook of Trump shaking hands with himself in the Oval Office, titled “Here’s to the Peaceful Transition of Power.” The day after the attack on the Capitol, a comment posted in the officer’s name ridiculed efforts to remove Trump from office and accused lawmakers who were formally accepting the electoral vote of “committing treason on live tv.”

It read in part: “Good morning patriots! Yesterday started out beautiful and as usual Antifa soured the mood and attacked police and an Air Force veteran was murdered…. It’s OFFENSE time finally!!”

In response to a request for comment about the officer’s posts, an agency spokeswoman said: “The U.S. Secret Service carries out its law enforcement mission in an objective and apolitical manner. Any allegation that an employee is not carrying out their duties in that manner will be investigated. As this is a personnel matter, the agency will not be commenting.”

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one of her posts

[BlueIdaho]

1. Rip them out root and branch

All of them.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

2. It just keeps getting worse. nt

[njhoneybadger]

3. Under scrutiny, are you kidding.

[dawg day]

4. Sure. antifa.

She should be fired just for pushing that lie to protect the terrorists who were going right after someone the secret service protects, the VP.

[OhZone]

5. It's this kind of thing that makes me think the theory that JFK -

was killed (accidentally or not) by an SS agent more plausible.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/accidental-assassin-jfk-theory-alleges-secret-service-agent-fumbled-gun-flna2D11634276

[crickets]

6. This is so upsetting.

Of all the security agencies, the Secret Service is the one branch I've always felt was rock solid. It has always been a given that they are utterly professional, regardless of the party of the president, and that they would do any and all things necessary to protect the person in office to the best of their ability. It has never occurred to me to question their loyalty -- until now.

Everything trump touches dies.

[DFW]

7. Indira Gandhi was killed by one of her personal guard

The Secret Service members who protect Biden and Harris need to be THOROUGHLY vetted, and if they have been vetted once, then do it again.

[MagickMuffin]

8. Notice she didn't mention Officer Brian Sicknick's murder

She only focuses on the insurrectionist, who was breaching the US Capitol chambers of the Speaker's area!

This agent needs to be fired and charges brought up. She is a danger to our country.

[Hortensis]

9. These stories are the plus side of all this. We needed a spotlight on

what we were afraid must, but hoped wouldn't , be happening.

[gab13by13]

10. Where in the world is Alejandro Mayorkas?

[Celerity]

12. he certainly is not out there leading the narrative, I wish he was more visible

[Me.]

11. Give Her The Scrutiny THat Comes With A Jail Cell

[Celerity]

13. I wonder what became of this (this is from before Biden was even sworn in)

[Grasswire2]

15. outstanding catch

I posted to twitter.

[Grasswire2]

18. I am copying the article in full here because there is no direct link to be found..

...where you don't have to wade through a review of other info.


January 1, 2000 Washington Post

Secret Service officer under scrutiny over comments on Facebook accusing lawmakers of ‘treason’

By Carol D. Leonnig
The Secret Service indicated Monday that it was investigating an officer who posted comments on Facebook in which she accused lawmakers who formalized Biden’s win of treason and echoed Trump’s conspiracy theories about the rigging of the election.

According to screenshots provided to The Washington Post, the officer posted a meme on Facebook of Trump shaking hands with himself in the Oval Office, titled “Here’s to the Peaceful Transition of Power.” The day after the attack on the Capitol, a comment posted in the officer’s name ridiculed efforts to remove Trump from office and accused lawmakers who were formally accepting the electoral vote of “committing treason on live tv.”

It read in part: “Good morning patriots! Yesterday started out beautiful and as usual Antifa soured the mood and attacked police and an Air Force veteran was murdered…. It’s OFFENSE time finally!!”

In response to a request for comment about the officer’s posts, an agency spokeswoman said: “The U.S. Secret Service carries out its law enforcement mission in an objective and apolitical manner. Any allegation that an employee is not carrying out their duties in that manner will be investigated. As this is a personnel matter, the agency will not be commenting.”

[uponit7771]

16. DHS is chuck full of MAGA, I'd put good money on it

[PSPS]

17. The term is "chock full"