The Secret Service said it would provide Congress with a list of people who visited President Joe Biden’s Delaware home if the lawmakers request it.
White House counsel found classified documents from Biden’s time as vice president in the house’s garage last week.
The Secret Service informed the media the agents assigned to the home do not have visitor records “because it’s a private residence.”
I understand why the White House doesn’t have a log of visitors since it’s a private residence. But I wondered why the Secret Service did not for security reasons.
But now Secret Service has a list? Now we learn the Secret Service collects “information on guests with regular access to the home.”
Now we learn the Secret Service keeps the “names of those vetted by the Secret Service depends on a variety of factors, including proximity to the president and the nature of the background check.”
Ah, language comes into play (emphasis mine):
“The Secret Service does not maintain visitor logs at the private residences of protectees,” said U.S. Secret Service chief of communications Anthony Guglielmi. “While the Secret Service does generate law enforcement and criminal justice information records for various individuals who may come into contact with Secret Service protected sites, we are not able to comment further as this speaks to the means and methods of our protective operations.”A source familiar with the situation told Fox News that the Secret Service is prepared to provide available background information on vetted guests to Biden’s residence if requested by Congress.
Visitor logs. So the Secret Service doesn’t have a list of people who visited the home on a specific day.
This way, we cannot say the Secret Service lied.
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