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Underfunded And Overworked, Secret Service Fears They're 'Relying On Luck'   Penguin Random House Every time the president of the United States travels, he's accompanied by a cadre of Secret Service agents. Sometimes seen wearing crisp suits, sunglasses and ear pieces, the agents charged with protecting the president present a striking visual. But Pulitzer Prize-winning In her new book, Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, Leonnig charts the agency's "chronic, ridiculously large mission," which includes protecting U.S. political leaders and their family members as well as vis...

Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig, some members of the Trump family became “inappropriately close” with the Secret Service agents tasked with protecting them. And ex-President Donald Trump was pretty particular about their physiques, too. Out this week, Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service purports to cover decades of Secret Service history, from the time of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and up to the January 6 Capitol breach. The excerpts making the promotional rounds on Tuesday specifically pertain to the tenure of Trump and the protection of his...

But Pulitzer Prize-winning In her new book, Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, Leonnig charts the agency's "chronic, ridiculously large mission," which includes protecting U.S. political leaders and their family members as well as visiting heads of state. The Secret Service is also charged with investigating financial crimes, such as counterfeit money. Leonnig says the mission is made all the more challenging by the fact that the Secret Service is understaffed, underfunded and often working with outdated technology and inadequate training. "Things were so bad in very recen...

Originally published on May 17, 2021 1:54 pm Every time the president of the United States travels, he's accompanied by a cadre of Secret Service agents. Sometimes seen wearing crisp suits, sunglasses and ear pieces, the agents charged with protecting the president present a striking visual. But Pulitzer Prize-winning In her new book, Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, Leonnig charts the agency's "chronic, ridiculously large mission," which includes protecting U.S. political leaders and their family members as well as visiting heads of state. The Secret Service is also cha...

Carol Leonnig spoke to a number of Secret Service agents for her new book, Zero Fail. "They strongly believed that it was a matter of time before a president was shot on their watch," she says.