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[00:00:01] Hello everyone. Welcome back to this [00:00:03] episode of The Price Is My Life, where [00:00:05] we break our news. This year, we're [00:00:06] going to be breaking news every Tuesday [00:00:09] at 100 p.m. Our investigations. Uh this [00:00:13] week's investigation into the United [00:00:15] States Secret Service and one of its [00:00:17] agents, uh by implication, perhaps one [00:00:20] of the biggest stories we ever broke [00:00:21] because of what it means. And we're [00:00:23] going to show you that video in just a [00:00:25] minute. This show is brought to you by [00:00:27] our faithful SP sponsors in American [00:00:29] Independence Gold and Impact Health, two [00:00:32] partners who believe in protecting what [00:00:33] matters most, your future and your [00:00:36] well-being. We are grateful for their [00:00:38] support funding this type of [00:00:39] investigative reporting and even more [00:00:42] grateful for all of you for being with [00:00:44] us. After this break, this year is the [00:00:48] year of sustainability and [00:00:49] accountability. People are going to go [00:00:51] to jail. And I said, as I said, at [00:00:53] turning point, we're going to expose the [00:00:55] mother effers. So without further ado, [00:00:57] this is our investigation. O'Keeffe [00:00:58] Media Group worked directly with the [00:01:00] United States Secret Service after we [00:01:02] recorded this uh at their request and [00:01:04] out of concern for national security and [00:01:07] national defense and the safety of the [00:01:09] vice president. We have redacted and [00:01:11] omitted specific operational details in [00:01:13] this video. You'll see a redaction [00:01:15] through my mouth and a redaction through [00:01:18] some of the things he disclosed, [00:01:20] including specific security formations, [00:01:22] exact shift times, specific descriptions [00:01:26] of positions and equipment, identifying [00:01:29] specific routes, staging areas. You'll [00:01:32] you'll see this is a very unusual video [00:01:33] because you'll actually hear it bleep [00:01:35] bleeped out as I'm talking and other [00:01:38] sensitive information. Uh we have [00:01:40] intentionally described this in broad [00:01:42] terms only. Our goal in publishing this [00:01:44] report was really to send a shock wave [00:01:48] through the federal government that [00:01:50] we're out there listening to everything [00:01:52] and hopefully this sends a deterring [00:01:54] effect against otherwise bad actors. Uh [00:01:57] so here we go. Here's our investigation. [00:02:01] Breaking news. The United States Secret [00:02:03] Service agent has leaked sensitive [00:02:06] information about the vice president and [00:02:08] including the president. Uh breaking [00:02:11] news here. US Secret Service agent [00:02:13] assigned to Vice President JD Vance has [00:02:16] leaked information a holdover from the [00:02:18] Biden administration [00:02:20] stating that he voted for Joe Biden [00:02:22] expressing opposition to ICE. Quote, "I [00:02:24] hate that shit." He's talking about ICE [00:02:26] and the Trump administration immigration [00:02:28] policies. Here we go. [00:02:30] >> Can I see your badge again with your [00:02:33] photo? You're so cute. [00:02:36] a current Secret Service agent on Vice [00:02:39] President JD Vance's security detail [00:02:42] >> when he's like walking like where are [00:02:43] you following [00:02:47] head [00:02:48] >> gives away vital highlevel security [00:02:51] information to our undercover journalist [00:02:53] >> we have [00:02:59] tells her about detailed future travel [00:03:01] plans for the vice president and even [00:03:03] sends her pictures with location [00:03:05] metadata. revealing where the [00:03:06] president's convoy was located, [00:03:08] potentially violating both the Secret [00:03:10] Service NDA and United States federal [00:03:13] law. Tomas is fully aware of this. [00:03:15] Quote, "I signed paperwork, so if I [00:03:18] don't have to get out information, I [00:03:20] never do, otherwise I get in trouble." [00:03:22] You really have to stand in awe of the [00:03:24] lack of self-awareness. [00:03:26] >> There ain't nothing secret about what we [00:03:28] do. Tomas Escato also reveals that he [00:03:31] voted for Biden and that [music] he [00:03:33] hates Trump and Vance's immigration [00:03:35] policies. [00:03:36] >> Did you vote for Biden? [00:03:37] >> Yes, I did. Actually, [00:03:39] >> what do you think about like all the ICE [00:03:41] stuff going on? [00:03:42] >> Yeah, I hear that [00:03:43] >> Yeah, [00:03:44] >> they're employing taxes that should have [00:03:46] been [00:03:46] >> You may have seen reports last week that [00:03:48] someone attempted to break into Vice [00:03:50] President JD Vance's home in Ohio. That [00:03:53] incident prompted us to take a closer [00:03:55] look. What we found in our investigation [00:03:58] was an agent inside the vice president's [00:04:01] detail who is actually revealing to a [00:04:03] total stranger that the vice president [00:04:05] will be visiting his home in Ohio days [00:04:07] ahead of time. And while what you're [00:04:09] about to see is an important story, the [00:04:11] security of the vice president and his [00:04:13] family is our top priority. Now, under [00:04:16] normal circumstances, our editorial [00:04:18] policy is to request comment a day or [00:04:20] two before a report airs. But in this [00:04:22] case, we contacted the Secret Service a [00:04:25] full week in advance of this report to [00:04:27] ensure that nothing we report here would [00:04:30] compromise the vice president's safety [00:04:32] in any way. But even with those [00:04:33] precautions, what we uncovered is [00:04:36] troubling, and we felt this is important [00:04:38] for you all to see. We hope that [00:04:40] bringing this to light strengthens [00:04:42] security and helps prevent future [00:04:44] vulnerabilities in our government. [00:04:46] >> Can I see your badge again with your [00:04:48] photo? [00:04:50] You said you were training. It was your [00:04:52] training. [00:04:53] >> Yeah, that was like four years ago. [00:04:56] >> You're so cute. [00:04:58] >> We met Thomas on the dating app Tinder [00:05:00] in October of 2025. The Secret Service [00:05:03] agent is a holdover from the Biden [00:05:05] administration. He was actually [00:05:06] originally tasked with protecting Camala [00:05:08] Harris and Doug Mhof. In fact, he sent [00:05:11] us this image from a Christmas party in [00:05:13] December of 2024. There he is with [00:05:15] Camala Harris. [00:05:17] >> How did you get picked to do like [00:05:20] president. [00:05:21] >> Not by choice. It's just they talk to [00:05:23] you. They let you know it's like, "Hey, [00:05:24] eventually you're going to have to go [00:05:25] down to DC." [00:05:27] >> Okay. [00:05:28] >> All roads lead to DC. [00:05:30] So, you can go to the president's [00:05:31] detail, the vice president's detail. Uh [00:05:34] what we call counter surveillance [00:05:35] mission. So, that's undercover sub. [00:05:38] >> Note the irony. He's talking about [00:05:39] undercover counter surveillance to a [00:05:42] journalist wearing a hidden camera. [00:05:44] Tomas Esscato is often directly involved [00:05:46] in the vice president's transportation [00:05:48] to and from his residence at the Naval [00:05:51] Observatory, surveillance of the vice [00:05:53] president's residence, and even [00:05:55] protecting Vance's wife, Usha Vance, and [00:05:57] their children. Here, he complains again [00:06:00] to a total stranger he just met about [00:06:02] his assignment involving JD Vance's [00:06:05] children. [00:06:06] >> So, what are his kids like? [00:06:09] >> Oh, [00:06:10] >> yeah. We we follow them everywhere. It's [00:06:12] a 24/7. There is no class coverage. Not [00:06:16] like as a babysitter. [00:06:19] >> It's a weird It's a weird one that we [00:06:20] always talk about like this and you [00:06:23] can't do nothing. [00:06:25] >> Oh, you can't do anything. [00:06:27] >> Tomas proceeds to give her undercover [00:06:29] journalist detailed info with pictures [00:06:32] about the specific methods used to [00:06:34] transport and protect the vice [00:06:36] president. but even tells her some exact [00:06:38] times of shift changes on the secret [00:06:41] service schedule. So like when he's like [00:06:43] walking like where are you? [00:06:46] >> Just follow him. [00:06:48] >> A group of us we surround [00:06:52] we'll have at least [00:06:54] head [00:06:55] now that I'm on the vice president [00:06:59] because we have different shifts. [00:07:06] Via text, JD Vance's Secret Service [00:07:08] agent informs the stranger when he has [00:07:11] picked up JD Vance's wife and even [00:07:14] mentions that he and Vance are currently [00:07:16] at [00:07:19] Tomas even sends a selfie from inside a [00:07:22] [music] [00:07:25] JD Vance's residence at the Naval [00:07:27] Observatory. It's basically a secure [00:07:29] location while the Secret Service is [00:07:32] surveilling the vice president's home. [00:07:35] The Wall-E is supposed to be guarding [00:07:36] the vice president's property. Tomas is [00:07:39] busy snapping selfies, texting our [00:07:41] journalist. Now, here's a picture that [00:07:43] Tomas sent us taking off from Joint Base [00:07:46] Andrews Air Force Base. You see the [00:07:47] convoy vehicle going into the airplane, [00:07:50] and some of these photos even had [00:07:52] location metadata baked in the photos. [00:07:56] It's worth mentioning that these [00:07:58] pictures were taken a few months prior [00:08:00] to sending them to our journalist. While [00:08:01] they didn't give away the vice [00:08:02] president's location in real time, they [00:08:04] did give away certain routes that were [00:08:06] used and the number of vehicles in the [00:08:08] convoy information which could be used [00:08:10] in the future. There's a photo sent us [00:08:13] from King Khaled International Airport [00:08:15] in Saudi Arabia. Here's a photo sent us [00:08:18] loading the convoy into an aircraft at [00:08:20] Munich airport in Germany where Vice [00:08:23] President Vance gave a speech to the [00:08:24] Munich Security Council. Again, metadata [00:08:27] there on the photo. Another image [00:08:29] revealing the exact location at the [00:08:32] presidential helicopter at JFK in New [00:08:36] York. And we think perhaps most [00:08:38] significant here revealed the location [00:08:39] where President Trump's convoy was [00:08:41] driving through Emirates Palace in Abu [00:08:44] Dhabi May 2025. This convoy was [00:08:46] transporting President Trump for a state [00:08:48] visit with the UAE President Shik [00:08:51] Muhammad bin Zed al- Naan. These photos [00:08:54] are from Tomas Escodto's time during the [00:08:57] Secret Service shot from his personal [00:09:00] iPhone, his personal phone dating back [00:09:04] to May while on duty protecting the vice [00:09:07] president and president. And all of this [00:09:09] was sent to our undercover journals. The [00:09:10] Secret Service agent even goes on to [00:09:12] detail recent visits to Minnesota, [00:09:15] Tennessee, specifies that the Secret [00:09:17] Service team was on location [00:09:21] as per the procedure. went to Minnesota [00:09:24] last week. [00:09:25] >> Okay. [00:09:27] >> So, we sent out a team ahead of time 40 [00:09:30] days ahead. [00:09:32] >> So, they do the security events on that. [00:09:35] uh depend on what it is, you know, [00:09:37] [clears throat] leaison with our field [00:09:39] office [00:09:41] law enforcement statement and any other [00:09:44] federal law enforcement depend what [00:09:46] you're doing. Come up with a plan where [00:09:48] he's going to be at [00:09:50] the airport [00:09:53] from each place that he's going to. [00:09:58] >> Yeah, that's pretty much it. If you stay [00:10:00] in a hotel and we have someone else, we [00:10:02] have to set that up. [00:10:03] >> Oh my god. Before the trip to Tennessee, [00:10:04] the Secret Service agent also texts our [00:10:07] journalist, informing her which plane [00:10:08] the vice president will be traveling in [00:10:10] and when they plan to depart, even texts [00:10:13] her an image of himself in the plane, [00:10:15] notifying her that he is on board with [00:10:18] the VP. And even worse, Escato continues [00:10:21] to detail Vance's future travel plans, [00:10:24] revealing at the time that Vance will be [00:10:26] visiting his home in Ohio for 4 to 5 [00:10:28] days and then will be visiting Florida [00:10:30] for one night. Now, this is potentially [00:10:32] a violation of the non-disclosure [00:10:34] agreement that Tomas would have signed [00:10:36] when joining the Secret Service, which [00:10:38] states, quote, "The unauthorized [00:10:39] disclosure, unauthorized retention, or [00:10:42] negligent handling of classified [00:10:44] information by me could damage or [00:10:46] eruptly be injury to the United States [00:10:48] or could be used to advantage by a [00:10:50] foreign nation. I hereby agree that I [00:10:52] will never divulge classified [00:10:53] information to anyone," unquote, and it [00:10:55] may also be a violation of federal law. [00:10:58] 18 US Code 793, gathering, transmitting, [00:11:01] or losing defense information. Now, in [00:11:04] some section D, it states, "Lawfully [00:11:06] having possession of photographs related [00:11:08] to national defense and communicating or [00:11:10] transmitting them to any person not [00:11:12] entitled to receive them shall be fined [00:11:15] or imprisoned, not more than 10 years or [00:11:18] both." It's important to note that the [00:11:20] Secret Service could not confirm that [00:11:21] the behavior exhibited by Tomas violates [00:11:24] these laws, but they did say they are [00:11:26] potential violations of the United [00:11:28] States Secret Service code of conduct. [00:11:30] Tomas is fully aware of this, as he [00:11:33] mentions in one text to our journalist, [00:11:34] quote, I signed paperwork, so if I don't [00:11:38] have to get out information, I never do, [00:11:41] otherwise I get in trouble. You really [00:11:43] have to stand in awe of the lack of [00:11:45] self-awareness. All of what I just [00:11:47] showed you is ironic because Escato has [00:11:49] already given our journalist information [00:11:51] about protective formations, times of [00:11:53] shift changes, locations and times of [00:11:55] travel, and even pictures of vice [00:11:56] president convoys with location data. [00:12:00] There is one more aspect to this [00:12:01] interaction that caught our attention. [00:12:03] Tomas reveals to our undercover that he [00:12:06] voted for Biden. [00:12:08] >> Did you vote for Biden? [00:12:10] >> Yes, I did actually. [00:12:14] I was [00:12:15] 2020. [00:12:18] >> Yeah. [00:12:18] >> Yeah. [00:12:19] >> Yeah. I did too. [00:12:20] >> That was the first time I was able to [00:12:22] >> really [00:12:23] >> I wasn't a citizen. [00:12:24] >> I got my citizenship in 2018. [00:12:26] >> If Tomas got his citizenship in 2018, [00:12:29] he's been a Secret Service agent for 5 [00:12:31] years. [00:12:31] >> How long have you been as a Secret [00:12:34] Service? [00:12:34] >> 5 years. [00:12:35] >> 5 years. Okay. [00:12:36] >> And that means he was placed into duty [00:12:38] with the Secret Service after about 2 [00:12:40] years of citizenship in America. Tomas [00:12:43] also goes on to reveal that he hates [00:12:45] President Trump and Vice President [00:12:46] Vance's immigration policies. [00:12:48] >> What do you think about like all the ICE [00:12:50] stuff going on? [00:12:52] >> I don't like that. [00:12:52] >> It's really sad. [00:12:54] >> I don't understand why. [00:12:57] >> I don't agree with that. [00:13:00] At the end of the day, we're public [00:13:01] service. [00:13:02] >> Sure. [00:13:05] >> You're allowed to see our face. [00:13:06] >> Yeah. [00:13:07] >> They know secret security secret about [00:13:09] what we do. But why they're doing that, [00:13:11] I have no idea. Um, [00:13:14] they got stuck with that sometime. [00:13:16] >> Yeah, it's terribly sad. [00:13:18] >> No, that is actually a sad thing. I [00:13:20] agree that [00:13:21] >> Yeah, [00:13:22] >> they're employing taxes that shouldn't [00:13:23] be. [00:13:24] >> Now, there Tomas is actually allowed to [00:13:27] express his opinions. It's his first [00:13:28] amendment right. If he was only doing [00:13:30] that, this wouldn't be a story. We [00:13:32] thought it was important to include that [00:13:34] because it might provide some clues or [00:13:37] context as to why he was displaying this [00:13:40] behavior. Whether Tomas is merely [00:13:43] inexperienced and loose- lipped, [00:13:44] intentionally sabotaging the vice [00:13:46] president's security or just plain [00:13:48] stupid, well, that's unclear. But what's [00:13:51] certain is this should not be happening [00:13:53] inside our Secret Service, particularly [00:13:55] after the serious security lapses in [00:13:56] 2024 that led to the head of the Secret [00:13:59] Service resigning after what happened in [00:14:01] Butler, Pennsylvania. And why do we [00:14:03] think this is an important story? Well, [00:14:05] most importantly is the protection and [00:14:07] the security of the vice president of [00:14:09] the United States. And we hope this [00:14:11] story leads to better security and [00:14:14] better protection than what we're seeing [00:14:16] here. We're confident that it will. We [00:14:18] hope it sends a shockwave through the [00:14:21] Secret Service that deters bad actors [00:14:24] and unprofessionalism in a way that for [00:14:27] example Inspector General never could. 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The [00:16:32] the investigation that we just launched [00:16:34] and we just have breaking news. We have [00:16:36] a statement from the US Secret Service [00:16:39] that we've just obtained hot off the [00:16:41] press. This is attributable to This is [00:16:43] attributable to US Secret Service Deputy [00:16:45] Director Matthew Quinn. I'm going to [00:16:48] read this to you. Uh we're going to put [00:16:50] this on the screen for you as I read it. [00:16:51] quote, "The US Secret Service has no [00:16:54] tolerance for any behavior that could [00:16:55] potentially compromise the safety, [00:16:57] privacy, or trust of our protectees. [00:17:00] This incident is under investigation, [00:17:02] and the employee involved has been [00:17:04] placed on administrative leave with his [00:17:05] clearance suspended and access to agency [00:17:08] facilities and systems revoked. The US [00:17:10] Secret Service has also issued an order [00:17:12] for all personnel to retake the AY's [00:17:14] required anti-espionage training in [00:17:18] order to ensure [00:17:20] uh employees are aware of the threats [00:17:22] posed by individuals aiming to exploit [00:17:24] agency employees for info. That's [00:17:26] interesting. Anti-espionage training. [00:17:28] The US Secret Service has a 160-y old [00:17:30] tradition of discretion that sets the [00:17:31] agency apart. And we have no no [00:17:34] tolerance for employees who fail to meet [00:17:36] the standard. US Secret Service deeply [00:17:38] apologizes to the Vance family for this [00:17:40] violation of their trust and polic [00:17:42] privacy. The faith our protectes place [00:17:45] in the agency is not something the US [00:17:47] Secret Service takes lightly and we are [00:17:48] committed to taking the necessary [00:17:50] actions to ensure that a similar breach [00:17:52] of standards not occur again. Back to [00:17:53] me. Um folks, if you're just tuning in, [00:17:56] we have a reaction from the United [00:17:57] States Secret Service. This is a memo uh [00:18:00] from the Deputy Director Matthew Quinn [00:18:02] about our video that we just broke. And [00:18:04] what's interesting from this statement [00:18:05] is it says that the US Secret Service [00:18:08] has issued an order for all personnel to [00:18:12] retake anti-espionage [00:18:14] training. Now, what's interesting about [00:18:17] that is um [00:18:21] that the Secret Service is vulnerable to [00:18:22] espionage and if this agent can't figure [00:18:25] out a citizen journalist is involved in [00:18:27] this um how can they figure out if a [00:18:30] foreign government is playing him? This [00:18:33] is a colossal uh colossal misstep and [00:18:38] far beyond the magnitude of anything he [00:18:39] actually said. I he did not know that he [00:18:43] was divulging this to to a citizen uh [00:18:47] that could have been a Chinese spy as an [00:18:49] agency. He's been exposed to every spy [00:18:52] agency in the world and that's why [00:18:53] they're doing this espionage training [00:18:55] and that's why this is a huge failure. [00:18:57] Now I'm have two reactions. We have [00:18:59] another bit of breaking news. The Secret [00:19:01] Service issued a memo. I just got handed [00:19:03] this memo memo. And I believe we have [00:19:05] Laura Loomer on the line. Can we bring [00:19:08] on Laura? Laura Loomer actually obtained [00:19:09] this memo inside the Secret Service. Uh [00:19:12] is Laura Laura, are you there? [00:19:17] I think we're getting Laura on as we [00:19:18] speak. Uh let's get Laura on the air. [00:19:22] Let's put the memo on the on the video [00:19:24] so that people can see the memo that I'm [00:19:26] reading from. Uh and and as let me know [00:19:29] when Laura's on the air. Uh [00:19:32] Laura, are you there? [00:19:34] >> Yeah, I'm here, but there's a lot of [00:19:36] feedback. I can't really hear you very [00:19:38] well. [00:19:38] >> We apologize for the feedback. Can you [00:19:40] hear me now? [00:19:44] >> It keeps on reverberating and echoing [00:19:45] your voice. [00:19:47] >> Well, uh we'll we'll try our best to get [00:19:49] your feedback. Laura, can you speak [00:19:50] about the memo? The memo that you [00:19:53] published. Can you talk about what you [00:19:55] unearthed from the Secret Service within [00:19:56] the last hour? [00:19:59] Okay, that sounds a lot better now. [00:20:00] Thank you. Yeah, well, phenomenal uh [00:20:02] phenomenal job once again. Uh James, you [00:20:04] always hit it out of the park. The [00:20:06] Secret Service provided me with an [00:20:08] internal memo uh that um the director of [00:20:12] the Secret Service, Sean Kuran, has sent [00:20:14] out telling all of the agents that they [00:20:17] need to be very focused on the [00:20:19] importance of privacy and discretion for [00:20:21] agents. You know, when you when you take [00:20:22] your oath as a Secret Service agent, [00:20:25] you're swearing that, you know, you're [00:20:27] going to give your life, right, to [00:20:29] whoever your principal may be, whether [00:20:31] that's the president of the United [00:20:33] States or the vice president in the [00:20:34] event that, you know, it's a life [00:20:36] ordeath situation. And so, because you [00:20:39] are tasked with protecting the life of [00:20:41] your principal, you have to have the [00:20:43] utmost discretion. You're not supposed [00:20:45] to be taking photos on the job. You're [00:20:47] not supposed to be uh, you know, telling [00:20:49] people where you are. you're not [00:20:50] supposed to be giving out locations [00:20:52] ahead of time. And so the memo, I have [00:20:54] it posted on my ex account, people can [00:20:56] read it. It says, "Over the past several [00:20:58] months, an agency employee was [00:21:00] deliberately targeted and manipulated by [00:21:02] a citizen journalism media organization [00:21:05] >> and misrepresented itself in an effort [00:21:07] to get close to the employee and expose [00:21:09] sensitive information. This is the [00:21:12] second time in less than a year that our [00:21:14] personnel have been subjected to this [00:21:15] same deceptive tactic." Well, you know, [00:21:17] I don't really find it to be deceptive, [00:21:19] right? they should be trained enough if [00:21:21] if they were actually doing their job, [00:21:22] right? If these agents, and I'm not [00:21:24] saying all Secret Service agents, but if [00:21:26] the agents who are disobeying [00:21:29] orders and acting unprofessionally were [00:21:31] to actually be doing their job properly, [00:21:33] they wouldn't have to worry about a [00:21:34] sting operation because they wouldn't [00:21:36] even be talking about their job with a [00:21:38] person wearing a hidden camera to begin [00:21:40] with. You're not supposed to talk about [00:21:41] your job when you're a Secret Service [00:21:42] agent. quote, "Sadly, in this instance, [00:21:45] the employee failed to meet the [00:21:46] standards demanded of this agency and [00:21:49] engaged in conduct that runs counter to [00:21:51] our values, our policies, and the [00:21:53] training that we provide to prevent [00:21:55] exactly this type of compromise." So, [00:21:57] they're saying that the agent is [00:21:58] compromised. [00:22:00] >> Um, Laura, they take a dig at us here. [00:22:02] They say the Secret Service says that [00:22:04] that that I was he was deliberately [00:22:06] targeted and manipulated. For those of [00:22:08] you, you know, Laura is a friend of [00:22:10] mine, like a sister to me. I know a lot [00:22:12] of people in the comments are attacking [00:22:13] her, but Laura is the one who broke this [00:22:14] story. Laura Loomer actually got the [00:22:17] copy of the memo, which is why she's on [00:22:19] the air. Laura, you're breaking news [00:22:21] here with this memo, but the first [00:22:23] paragraph of the memo, they're attacking [00:22:25] me. What What do you make of that? [00:22:29] >> Well, look, I don't I don't necessarily [00:22:31] think this is attributable to the [00:22:33] director of the Secret Service, who I [00:22:35] know is a great guy. I mean, look, we [00:22:36] all watched him throw himself on top of [00:22:38] President Trump that day in Butler, [00:22:40] Pennsylvania. So, you know, I can't [00:22:42] really speak when I when you when we say [00:22:43] they uh this is uh attributed to Matthew [00:22:46] Quinn, the deputy director. So, I I [00:22:49] wouldn't say that it's fair to go after [00:22:51] the director himself. Uh but I would say [00:22:54] that, you know, they should be I think [00:22:56] that the Secret Service should probably [00:22:57] be very grateful for Project Veraritoss [00:22:59] and the fact, excuse me, O'Keefe Media [00:23:01] Group. Uh see, there's a little bit of a [00:23:04] throwback there, right? Because I'm one [00:23:05] of the original projects employees. Uh, [00:23:08] but you know, they should be they should [00:23:10] be thanking the the original founder of [00:23:13] Project Veritas O'Keefe Media Group, [00:23:15] James O'Keefe, for your intrepid [00:23:17] investigations that helped them uncover [00:23:19] an agent who's compromised. I mean, this [00:23:21] could end very badly. We already saw [00:23:23] last week that JD Vance's personal home [00:23:26] residence was attacked. There was a [00:23:27] disturbed individual, a transgender [00:23:29] individual who somehow bypassed Secret [00:23:32] Service agents who were on patrol just [00:23:34] hours after the vice president left his [00:23:37] residence. in Cincinnati, Ohio with his [00:23:39] wife and children. And this transgender [00:23:42] individual started bashing out the [00:23:44] windows at JD Vance's home. Initial [00:23:47] reports had said that it was gunshots [00:23:49] causing everybody to go into a frenzy, [00:23:51] but we later found out through the [00:23:53] Secret Service statement and their own [00:23:55] investigation that it was in fact a [00:23:57] hammer. And we know how badly those [00:23:59] hammer attacks can go. Uh we we have the [00:24:02] reference of Nancy Pelos's husband. [00:24:04] >> Laura, we got a congressman that's about [00:24:05] to come on. Thank you. Thank you. Thank [00:24:08] you, Laura Loomer, for for showing us [00:24:10] this memo that was obtained by Laura [00:24:11] Loomer. Thank you very much, Laura. I'll [00:24:12] talk to you after after the show. Um, we [00:24:15] have [00:24:15] >> All right. Great work. [00:24:16] >> For those of you just tuning in, we [00:24:18] broke the story at the first 20 minutes [00:24:19] of the show. Secret Service agent has [00:24:22] compromised uh leaked sensitive [00:24:24] information to the undercover [00:24:26] journalist. And we have a memo from the [00:24:28] United States Secret Service just put [00:24:29] out. employee failed to meet the [00:24:31] standards demanded of the agency and [00:24:34] kind of attacked us which we which we [00:24:37] find troubling but says there and and we [00:24:38] go back to the statement from the Secret [00:24:40] Service pull pull the other statement up [00:24:42] and the statement says quote the US [00:24:44] Secret Service has issued an order to [00:24:46] retake anti-espionage training. Now [00:24:48] that's critical. We're going to have [00:24:50] Laura Logan on to talk about that in a [00:24:53] minute. But first, Congressman Andy [00:24:55] Biggs reaction to the story. Uh, Briggs, [00:24:59] are you there? [00:25:06] >> James, I'm here. Yeah. [00:25:07] >> Hey there. What's your reaction to the [00:25:09] story and to the Secret Services [00:25:11] reaction to the story? [snorts] [00:25:14] >> Well, number one, uh, I I I a lot of the [00:25:18] Secret Service agency agents do a great [00:25:20] job, but obviously this guy didn't, and [00:25:23] in so doing, he put the the vice [00:25:25] president at risk. uh and their number [00:25:28] one job is supposed to be to protect and [00:25:32] preserve the life and safety of their [00:25:35] their principal in this case JD Vance. [00:25:37] So um I'm dismayed number one that [00:25:41] somebody was out there with loose lips [00:25:44] was uh divulging basically very very uh [00:25:48] confidential information and that could [00:25:51] have put the first the second family in [00:25:53] jeopardy. Number two, um I get that they [00:25:57] say, "Well, we need to beef up our anti- [00:26:00] uh spying uh training." Well, in in a [00:26:03] way that don't take [clears throat] it [00:26:05] as a as a hit to you guys. I think you [00:26:06] should take that as a compliment because [00:26:08] what they're saying is, "Look, we we got [00:26:12] basically played and infiltrated because [00:26:15] uh we had a guy who didn't follow [00:26:18] protocols and training." and you guys [00:26:20] exposed that and which is a good thing [00:26:21] to have it exposed but it it's a better [00:26:24] thing for them to go back and retrain [00:26:25] and make sure these agents are doing [00:26:28] what they're supposed to be doing. And [00:26:30] then the third thing is um this gets [00:26:32] back to something I a bill I introduced [00:26:34] uh in 24 [00:26:36] they shouldn't be doing all the [00:26:38] financial fraud investigations that [00:26:40] they're doing. Those should be going to [00:26:41] Treasury um the Department of Treasury [00:26:44] and maybe a little bit even to HSI. They [00:26:48] should be focused solely on their [00:26:50] mission of protecting and preserving [00:26:53] their principles like the president and [00:26:54] vice president. [00:26:55] >> You're talking about they being secret [00:26:57] services doing financial fraud [00:26:59] investigations. What type of financial [00:27:01] fraud investigations have they been [00:27:02] doing? [00:27:04] >> They'll do counterfeiting and those [00:27:05] types of uh fraud. Yeah. So roughly a [00:27:08] third 25% to a third of their agents at [00:27:10] any time are not doing protective [00:27:13] services, James. they're doing uh these [00:27:16] financial fraud investigations. [00:27:18] >> Well, I mean, Cong Congressman um we're [00:27:20] talking to Congressman Andy Biggs about [00:27:22] his reaction to this story of a Secret [00:27:24] Service agent in Vice President Vance's [00:27:26] security detail giving away sensitive [00:27:28] information to a total stranger. Um, one [00:27:31] of the things that struck me is how easy [00:27:33] it would be for a professional spy. [00:27:36] These guys are I mean, thank God I'm not [00:27:38] a spy. That's not my intent. I'm a news [00:27:40] gatherer. But I mean they don't look the [00:27:44] Secret Service. Some people have said [00:27:45] they look like one of the comments look [00:27:46] like morons to you know in in the [00:27:48] intelligence community among your peer. [00:27:50] This must be completely humiliating for [00:27:52] them. Um it's a problem. I is is the [00:27:55] Secret Service really that this easy to [00:27:57] penetrate cuz we didn't really do any [00:28:00] espionage. We just were we're were we're [00:28:01] were you know bystanders that got got [00:28:04] told this information. We didn't target [00:28:06] this individual. We didn't set out to. [00:28:09] Um, and our intent is not to to play him [00:28:11] long term, but any foreign government [00:28:14] could. I mean, what's your reaction to [00:28:15] that? [00:28:18] >> Well, that's that's what I'm, you know, [00:28:20] most concerned about to be frank with [00:28:22] you. I mean, I don't I you know, I've [00:28:25] watched your operations. I don't you [00:28:28] guys don't usually play uh, you know, a [00:28:31] super sneaky gotcha. I mean, how did [00:28:34] this happen? Um, and I look at it and I [00:28:38] say, "We have got to make sure the men [00:28:41] and women of Secret Service actually [00:28:44] understand the gravity." And I think [00:28:46] most of them do, to be frank with you. I [00:28:48] think most of them do and they get it [00:28:49] and they do a superior job. But this [00:28:52] guy, [00:28:54] um, I just get this this feeling that [00:28:56] that, uh, he's not alone. And so that's [00:29:00] why I'm I'm glad that at least they're [00:29:01] going to go back and they're they're [00:29:03] going to do training. [00:29:04] >> Yeah. because I think so many of them [00:29:05] are are excellent, but this guy's going [00:29:07] to need some training. And you want to [00:29:09] make remind everybody constantly [00:29:12] you got to be on your guard because as [00:29:13] you say look we we we already you know [00:29:17] whether you go back to Swallwell and [00:29:19] Fang Fang and those types of things we [00:29:21] know that there are other nations and uh [00:29:24] malevolent intentioned organizations [00:29:27] that that are non-state actors that are [00:29:29] trying to penetrate the Secret Service [00:29:32] cordon and protection of of our leaders. [00:29:34] And so [00:29:35] >> that's that's the issue. That's why I [00:29:36] get back to the thing. [00:29:38] >> Yeah. Yeah. You did a great job in my [00:29:40] opinion. You guys exposed it and that's [00:29:42] a great thing. [00:29:43] >> One more question which I it was unclear [00:29:45] to me. I don't know if you can that [00:29:46] we're talking to Congressman Big's [00:29:48] reaction to the 20-minute video which [00:29:50] we're going to post here as soon as the [00:29:51] show closes for all of you to see again. [00:29:53] But was your was your thinking that he's [00:29:56] you know is it more than incompetence? [00:29:58] Is it more than stupidity? Is it [00:30:00] ideology? just in watching this, what [00:30:02] was your perception of his [00:30:05] vulnerabilities that could be [00:30:06] compromised by a foreign agent [00:30:08] potentially? [00:30:11] >> Well, all three of those things, [00:30:13] stupidity and ignorance, incompetence, [00:30:16] and then um uh basically dissatisfaction [00:30:19] with the with the principles that he's [00:30:22] assigned to uh represent and protect. I [00:30:27] it's hard it was hard for me to decide [00:30:30] which one of those it actually was. But [00:30:32] but I mean it could be as simple and [00:30:34] this is this is why you have to have [00:30:35] great people on board. It could be as [00:30:37] simple as uh you got a guy and there's a [00:30:39] beautiful woman that comes up and and uh [00:30:42] manipulates him. I mean the the letter [00:30:44] that they that Secret Service had talked [00:30:46] about talked about manipulation. Well, [00:30:48] did they manipulate him by saying, [00:30:50] "Well, oh, this is a guy." I mean, this [00:30:53] is what a spying organization would do [00:30:55] from another state. They would say, [00:30:56] "Here's a guy. We hear this guy is [00:30:58] really dissatisfied. He's got Trump [00:31:00] derangement syndrome or whatever. Um, we [00:31:02] think that a pretty head is going to [00:31:04] turn him." And and that's the fear. And [00:31:08] that's why, again, I I get back to this. [00:31:10] I can't praise you guys enough. You [00:31:12] expose something that needs to be fixed. [00:31:15] And um it could be any one of those [00:31:17] three things. I don't know what his this [00:31:19] this guy's particular weakest spot was, [00:31:22] but um [00:31:23] >> if he's sharing it with us, [00:31:25] >> he just wanted to brag. [00:31:26] >> I mean, there's one thing I can't even I [00:31:28] can't I had to redact it. There was some [00:31:30] type of [00:31:31] >> place where he was doing any [00:31:33] surveillance. I had to redact the name [00:31:35] of it, the place, everything. If he's [00:31:37] sharing it with strangers, who knows who [00:31:39] else this guy is sharing with. [00:31:40] Congressman, thank you so much for your [00:31:42] reaction to the piece. I appreciate you [00:31:43] coming on. We'll be in touch. Back to [00:31:46] me, guys. Uh, breaking news here. We [00:31:48] have a new format where we play our our [00:31:50] package at the beginning of this live [00:31:52] show every Tuesday at 1:00. So, if [00:31:54] you're just tuning in, you probably [00:31:55] missed the We'll pull up the video clip [00:31:56] again. Producer, could you do that for [00:31:58] the team? Could you pull up just the [00:32:00] first minute of the video so they can [00:32:03] know what we're talking about? And then [00:32:04] we have Laura Logan on uh adviser and [00:32:08] friend of mine to react. Let's play the [00:32:10] the top of the piece. This is just play [00:32:12] 60 seconds of this Secret Service agent [00:32:14] whose name is Tomas Escato [00:32:19] Biden holdover and he's hates ICE and [00:32:22] he's and he's compromising the security [00:32:24] of the vice president of United States. [00:32:26] Roll tape [00:32:28] again. [00:32:30] You're so cute. [00:32:32] >> A current Secret Service agent on Vice [00:32:35] President JD Vance's security detail. [00:32:37] >> When he's like walking like where are [00:32:39] you? [00:32:40] >> Follow me. will have at least a million [00:32:43] head and [00:32:44] >> gives away vital highlevel security [00:32:47] information to our undercover [00:32:48] journalist. [00:32:49] >> We have shift [00:32:55] >> tells her about detailed future travel [00:32:57] plans for the vice president and even [00:32:59] sends her pictures with location [00:33:01] metadata revealing where the president's [00:33:03] convoy was located, potentially [00:33:05] violating both the Secret Service NDA [00:33:07] and [music] United States federal law. [00:33:09] Tomas is fully aware of this. Quote, "I [00:33:12] sign paperwork, so if I don't have to [00:33:14] get out information, I never do, [00:33:17] otherwise I get in trouble." You really [00:33:19] have to stand in awe of the lack of [00:33:21] self-awareness. [00:33:22] >> There ain't no secret secret about what [00:33:24] we do. [00:33:25] >> Tomas Escato also reveals that he voted [00:33:27] for Biden and that he hates Trump and [00:33:30] Vance's immigration policies. [00:33:32] >> Did you vote for Biden? [00:33:33] >> Yes, I did, actually. [00:33:35] >> What do you think about like all the ICE [00:33:36] stuff going on? [00:33:38] I hear that [00:33:40] >> They're employing taxes. I shouldn't [00:33:41] have. [00:33:42] >> All right. Very good. All right. So, [00:33:43] there's more, but I know you guys seen [00:33:45] this. I'm playing this for the live [00:33:46] viewers. Now, we have Laura Laura Logan. [00:33:49] We're going to bring her in. Uh, she [00:33:51] speaks very eloquently on the subject [00:33:53] matter of this, and I want to bring up [00:33:55] the statement again. Laura, are you [00:33:57] there? [00:34:00] >> Yes, I'm here. Jim. [00:34:01] >> Okay. I've got the statement from the [00:34:02] Secret Service. This is attributable to [00:34:04] US Secret Service Deputy Director [00:34:05] Matthew Quinn. And there's a there's a [00:34:07] part of this that struck me. Quote, this [00:34:09] is a statement from US Secret Service [00:34:11] about the video that we just played. The [00:34:13] US Secret Service has issued an order [00:34:16] for all personnel to retake the AY's [00:34:19] required anti-espionage [00:34:22] training to ensure employees are aware [00:34:24] of the threats posed by individuals [00:34:25] aiming to exploit uh agency employees [00:34:28] for information about our protection. [00:34:30] Can you talk about that, please? [00:34:33] [snorts] [00:34:35] Well, James, um, first I want to say [00:34:37] that this is probably, um, arguably the [00:34:40] most important story that you have ever [00:34:42] done. This is a massive security breach [00:34:44] in the Secret Service that you have [00:34:47] exposed. And the Secret Service director [00:34:51] should be on his knees thanking you for [00:34:54] the work that you've done. You have done [00:34:56] them the greatest favor that anyone has [00:34:58] ever done them. I want to ask every [00:35:00] single person listening to this and [00:35:02] every person in the United States of [00:35:04] America, can you ever in your lifetime [00:35:07] remember when a member of the Secret [00:35:09] Service protecting the president or the [00:35:12] vice president actually committed a [00:35:15] security breach of any type, gave away [00:35:18] locations, um was, you know, sending [00:35:21] pictures from board with with the vice [00:35:23] president, um is is streaming or on the [00:35:27] on on phone [00:35:29] from a uh position at the vice [00:35:31] president's residence where they're busy [00:35:34] supposed to be doing security. I mean, [00:35:37] the there's so many different levels in [00:35:39] which this violates security. Uh, Secret [00:35:43] Service.