JUST IN: Agent On JD Vance’s Secret Service Element Caught Sharing Delicate Data
The O’Keefe Media Group on Tuesday released a bombshell report detailing how a member of Vice President JD Vance’s protection detail shared sensitive information on Vance’s security with an undercover reporter.
The agent in question is Tomas Escotto, a five-year Secret Service veteran assigned to Vice President Vance’s protective detail. Escotto is described as a holdover from the Biden administration who had voted for the former president in the past.
His role involved direct responsibilities in Vance’s security, including participation in shift rotations, advance planning for movements, and on-site protection during travel. As part of Vance’s detail, Escotto had access to operational details critical to ensuring the safety of the Vice President and his family.
Like most O’Keefe Media Group reports, the agent disclosed information over a series of interactions with an individual he thought was a Tinder date, but was actually an undercover journalist.
Escotto met the journalist under the pretense of casual dating and gradually shared information about Vance’s security arrangements. The shared details included protective formations in the event of an emergency, shift schedules, travel plans and real time locations concerning the vice president’s whereabouts.
Escotto also sent photographs taken during duty, including images from Air Force Two while onboard with Vance, some containing embedded location data. The report notes that these disclosures occurred despite Escotto’s awareness of confidentiality rules, as he had previously signed a non-disclosure agreement.
“We have different shifts,” he said during one of the interactions. He frequently indicated that he could “not say too much” before continuing to disclose sensitive information.
“So we been there ahead of time before him. Just in case. We left, he. Days ahead,” he said in reference to Secret Service security protocols. He also disclosed multiple locations the vice president was set to travel to before he had done so.
Escotto also expressed personal views on related policies, saying, “The Trump admin deploying tactics that shouldn’t be deployed,” and “I don’t agree with that at all.” He also criticized the Trump Administration’s deportation agenda, saying, “I hate that [ICE] sh**.”
BREAKING: U.S. Secret Service Agent Assigned to VP JD Vance Leaks Sensitive Security Information to Undercover Reporter.
Escotto is a holdover from the Biden administration and stated that he voted for Joe Biden, while expressing opposition to ICE & the Trump administration’s… pic.twitter.com/AyAjrt3XY4
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) January 13, 2026
Sharing sensitive security information could compromise the safety of protectees by exposing vulnerabilities to potential threats, such as unauthorized tracking or targeted actions, OMG founder James O’Keefe said in narration. In disclosing the information he did, the agent opened himself up to significant disciplinary, and potential legal consequences.
The Secret Service responded promptly after OMG coordinated with them prior to publication, requesting redactions of specific operational details to avoid further risks. Escotto was placed on administrative leave, with his security clearance suspended and access to agency facilities and systems revoked, the agency said.
“The U.S. Secret Service has no tolerance for any behavior that could potentially compromise the safety, privacy or trust of our protectees. This incident is under investigation, and the employee involved has been placed on administrative leave with his clearance suspended and access to agency facilities and systems revoked,” said Deputy Secret Service Director Matthew Quinn.
Quinn also noted in an internal memo that the agency issued an order for all personnel to retake required anti-espionage training. “We sincerely apologize for this incident, which infringed on the privacy of the Vance family,” the Secret Service said in a follow-up statement.
“We will take necessary measures to prevent any recurrence of such violations.”
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