Secret Service: Internal investigation is ongoing

Published September 30, 2014 4:51pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Julia Pierson says even 11 days after an Army veteran jumped the fence and burst into the White House, she still hasn’t concluded why officers and agents failed to follow security rules.

Testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Pierson acknowledged, “mistakes were made.” Pierson said she hopes to find out why during the course of her investigation. It was unclear what has been discovered so far.

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