Pete Hegseth's expanded personal security detail has required the Army Criminal Investigation Division to reassign agents from criminal investigations to protect him, his family, and former partners. The CID has about 1,500 agents, and roughly 10 percent typically serve on VIP security; under Hegseth that proportion reportedly more than doubled or tripled. A bomb threat against his Tennessee home prior to his nomination prompted increased protection, including deployments to Tennessee and Minnesota. Hegseth's chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, defended the security posture as a response to elevated threats and CID recommendations and accused media of doxxing a DHS official.
I've never seen this many security teams for one guy, an unnamed CID official told the Post. Nobody has.
In the wake of two assassinations attempts against President Trump, ICE agents facing a 1000% increase in assaults, and repeated threats of retaliation from Iran for striking their nuclear capabilities, it's astonishing that the Washington Post is criticizing a high-ranking cabinet official for receiving appropriate security protection, especially after doxxing the DHS Secretary last week, Parnell wrote.
Any action pertaining to the security of Secretary Hegseth and his family has been in response to the threat environment and at the full recommendation the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID).
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