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Secret Service overlooked agents’ deceit

By Susan Crabtree
Published October 2, 2014 9:00am ET
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Secret Service overlooked agents’ deceit
A member of the U.S. Secret Service Emergency Response Team (ERT) stands watch on the North Lawn at the White House in Washington, Aug. 7, 2014. A brief security alert ensued when a child slipped through the gates of the White House, according to Secret Service officials. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | Charles Dharapak

The Secret Service regularly overlooked examples of agents lying in order to avoid undermining their credibility in court, sources say.

The practice allowed agents to continue testifying in court against assailants or potential threats to the president, according to two sources familiar with the practice.

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