Comer requests Secret Service briefing after incidents raise concerns about inadequate training

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Thursday requested a briefing with the United States Secret Service, after several incidents have allegedly raised internal concerns over the quality of its trainings.

A petition within the Secret Service has reportedly been circulating because of the incidents and called for a congressional investigation into the Secret Service, according to Comer. One incident saw a Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris allegedly attack her superior and other agents. The unnamed agent also exhibited other "concerning" behavior, according to her colleagues.

Comer mentioned the incident in a letter to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, and asked for a briefing on how the Secret Service is responding to the allegations of "inadequate training."

“This incident raised concerns within the agency about the hiring and screening process for this agent," Comer wrote in his letter. "Specifically [concerns] whether previous incidents in her work history were overlooked during the hiring process as years of staff shortages had led the agency to lower once stricter standards as part of a diversity, equity and inclusion effort."

Comer also flagged concerns from the petition related to a "double standard in disciplinary actions, and a vulnerability 'to potential insider threats' that could pose a risk to U.S. national security."

The letter requests the briefing by June 13, and cites “potential vulnerabilities” that could keep the Secret Service from “fulfilling its mission to ensure the safety and security of its protectees," including the president, vice president, and their families.

The Secret Service has not responded to the briefing request so far.