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Secret Service director delays retirement amid 1/6 scrutiny
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FILE - This image provided by the U.S. Secret Service shows James Murray in a June 2018, photo, in Washington. Murray, the Secret Service director, is delaying his retirement as the agency deals with an inspector general's investigation and congressional inquiries related to missing text messages around the time of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says Murray will remain in his role "for the betterment of the agency" and to see the agency through the investigations. - photo by USS via AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director James Murray is delaying his retirement as the agency deals with an inspector general’s investigation and congressional inquiries related to missing text messages around the time of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Murray, who was slated to retire this weekend, will remain in his role “for the betterment of the agency” and to see the agency through the investigations, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Thursday. Murray, a 27-year veteran of the Secret Service, had taken a position with Snap, the social media company best known for its app, Snapchat.