3 Obama Secret Service Agents on Leave After Drinking in Amsterdam, 1 Found Passed Out

Three Secret Service agents on President Obama‘s protective detail in Amsterdam were put on administrative leave and sent back to the U.S. after they had a night out going drinking. The Washington Post reports that one of the agents was spotted passed out in a hallway after drinking.

The agents were getting buzzed before Obama arrived in Amsterdam, and a spokesman for the Secret Service confirms that they were sent home for “disciplinary reasons.” People close to the situation who spoke off the record said the agents were part of the Secret Service’s Counter Assault Team.

Two years ago a number of Secret Service agents were disciplined over allegations they engaged in misconduct involving prostitutes.

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