Threats Mount: Secret Service Struggles to Keep Pace The Secret Service's admission that threats against its protectees have surged by a staggering 40% this year is a stark reminder of the volatile times we live in.
Director Sean Curran, who has been with the agency for 24 years, describes this level of toxicity as unprecedented. Threats against high profile targets are escalating rapidly.
The Secret Service has opened over 10,000 investigations into threats this year alone.