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Why is the same agency tasked with investigating financial fraud and provide physical security for the president?
by playingalong 2y ago
Why is the same agency tasked with investigating financial fraud and provide physical security for the president?
- filoleg 2y agoProbably because their official stated purpose has been “conducting investigations into currency and financial-payment crime, and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government.”[0] Especially since US secret service was originally created with the former purpose, as protection of political leaders was added to their list of responsibilities only later on. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service