Overview

• Surveillance video released May 27 shows two female agents grappling and throwing punches outside former President Barack Obama’s $8 million Washington, D.C., home.
• A Secret Service spokesperson confirmed both agents were suspended and the agency has launched an internal investigation into the May 21 incident.
• Audio released May 22 captures one agent calling for a supervisor and threatening to “whoop this girl’s ass” during the early-morning scuffle.
• The incident follows an April 2024 altercation among agents on Vice President Kamala Harris’s detail and heightened scrutiny after a near-assassination attempt at a July 2024 Trump rally.
• It remains unclear whether the Obamas were present at the residence when the agents clashed at approximately 2:30 a.m.