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Was Secret Service prostitution scandal an isolated event?
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New concerns about security risk
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- Date Apr 18, 2012
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-- serious concerns in the meantime.
In a prostitution scandal rocking the Secret Service senator Susan Collins now saying at least twenty women were brought back to real -- hotel by the agents.
Just before President Obama -- a rival in Colombia that of course poses a serious security breach.
I'm very concerned that we really don't know who these women -- We don't know whether they were working for the drug cartels.
Whether they were working hard radical forces within Colombia.
Who knows who they were working -- Does -- always following this story joins us live in the White House -- sounds like some in congress are deeply concerned that this was not an isolated incident.
That's definitely true Greg at yesterday's Secret Service director Mark Sullivan was grilled on Capitol Hill as he -- from briefing to briefing.
About whether these prostitutes may have had access to sensitive information such as the president's schedule.
The sheer numbers of people involved were talking and as -- -- about 21 prostitutes.
And as many as that's what he -- Secret Service and military personnel suggested that one senator that this may not have been an isolated incidents.
It is hard for me to believe that this is the one and only time that this -- happened.
Because there were so many.
Secret Service personnel involved in -- one or two then you would think it's just one bad apple.
But for eleven or twelve to be involved.
Is really alarming.
At the end of a Rose Garden ceremony yesterday reporters shouted questions to President Obama he did not answer but later at the White House briefing.
Again express the president's confidence in the Secret Service.
-- they put their lives on the line.
-- and it's a very very difficult job.
And he acknowledges that and appreciates it.
Secret Service director mark Silva has now turned investigation over to a private government investigator -- Well I understand Doug that at least one of the Secret Service agents undergoing questioning has been identified.
That's right he is the brother.
Maryland US senate -- Republican in the senate candidates markets give -- band of bond Gina.
But you know told NBC news last night and I'm quoting.
I know everyone in the case I'm not apologizing for anybody's behavior but lives are changed permanently the ones I've talked to.
Their families -- just -- beaten up by this he said.
And then he later admitted that his brother Joseph was on the team that quote I made some bad decisions but that he was not implicated in the prostitution.
Greg de -- way lot of the White House Doug thanks very much.
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