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Mark Sullivan to speak for first time on agency misconduct at Senate hearing
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Got another alert right now we're waiting for a hearing on the Secret Service prostitution matter that's Campbell they were in testimony from the agency director himself that is Mark Sullivan.
It'll -- Sullivan's first public comments on the matter.
Chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel -- on the hill there what do we expect to learn in this hearing -- good morning.
Well bill we expect Mark Sullivan to say that this one incident and Cartagena Colombia does not represent the values and ethical standards of the nearly 7000.
Secret service employees you can expect Sullivan to say that at no time was president Obama's security at risk and also expected to say quote.
The security plan was extremely thorough and comprehensive.
And no aspect of the security plan was compromised.
Due to the misconduct so Sullivan we'll try to contain this scandal I should -- the Washington Post is reporting this morning that.
For the employees who are being dismissed for the scandal.
Are planning to fight their dismissal so this story may.
Have legs for quite awhile longer than it is clear though from some of these top lawmakers on that committee they're concerned this was not a one time -- -- Well that's right and we expect senator Joseph Lieberman who's going to -- this hearing later this hour to ask if there were warning signs from.
Previous overseas trips what the Secret Service.
Leading up to this -- immediate trip we know the top republic in.
On the committee senator Susan Collins does not believe it was an isolated incidents she's expected to say quote the numbers involved as -- -- the participation.
Of two senior supervisors make me believe that this was not a one time event.
Rather the circumstances unfortunately suggest an issue of culture.
And so clearly Sullivan will need to do some.
It's up selling -- Susan Collins to convince -- that this wouldn't.
Just one time event when there -- headlines come on back thanks Mike Emanuel waiting on that hearing on the hill thank Mike.
