Secret Service agent who suggested she wouldn't take 'a bullet' for Trump expelled from group for retired agents
The premier association for former U.S. Secret Service agents Wednesday expelled the special agent who suggested she wouldn't take "a bullet" to defend President Trump because she considered him "a disaster" for the country.
Kerry O'Grady, the agent in question who runs the Secret Service's Denver office, was an associate member of the association until Wednesday when the organization official rescinded her membership. The Association of Former Agents U.S. Secret Service, or AFAUSSS, also known as Old Star, cited comments O'Grady made on Facebook, first reported by the Washington Examiner.
In an emailed notice to all of its members on Wednesday, the organization said its Board of Directors had decided to expel O'Grady from its membership. The Board of Directors vote to expel her was unanimous, the email said.
"By 12:00N January 25, 2017, a motion was made by me and seconded and given to the Board of Directors to address the expulsion of Associate Member O'Grady …" Jan Gilhooly, president of AFAUSSS, wrote in the email sent to all members. "[O'Grady] engaged in conduct deemed by a majority of the Board to be detrimental to the Association of the U.S. Secret Service …"
The Board of Directors voted unanimously for expulsion,
according to the email, which noted that she would be notified by
registered letter of the Board's decision.Kerry O'Grady, the agent in question who runs the Secret Service's Denver office, was an associate member of the association until Wednesday when the organization official rescinded her membership. The Association of Former Agents U.S. Secret Service, or AFAUSSS, also known as Old Star, cited comments O'Grady made on Facebook, first reported by the Washington Examiner.
In an emailed notice to all of its members on Wednesday, the organization said its Board of Directors had decided to expel O'Grady from its membership. The Board of Directors vote to expel her was unanimous, the email said.
"By 12:00N January 25, 2017, a motion was made by me and seconded and given to the Board of Directors to address the expulsion of Associate Member O'Grady …" Jan Gilhooly, president of AFAUSSS, wrote in the email sent to all members. "[O'Grady] engaged in conduct deemed by a majority of the Board to be detrimental to the Association of the U.S. Secret Service …"
The board's action came after O'Grady attempted to enter the organization's website but was denied based on "the nature of concern and comments by members and after personal examination."
Gilhooly said he would keep members informed when any further information becomes available.
"I urge all members to remember that this now constitutes a 'Personnel Action' and as such the Agency is precluded from discussing certain information outside of their officials," he wrote. "Thank you to all who made your feelings on this issue known."
The Secret Service is weighing how far to take its disciplinary action against O'Grady, saying only that it has taken "appropriate action." The agency would not say whether that includes placing her on administrative leave, which would be forced leave without pay, a common first disciplinary step when the Secret Service is taking an incident seriously.
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