March 6, 2026

In a letter to Congress sent just days before Kristi Noem was removed from her post, Trump-appointed Inspector General Joseph Cuffari charged that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials had “systematically obstructed” his team’s ability to conduct investigations into allegations having “a nexus” to the department, as well as other “audits and inspections” of their operations.

The letter documents several alleged instances in which leadership is said to have stymied the independent agency watchdog, including a critical probe into the Secret Service’s failures involving the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Just days before Kristi Noem’s removal, Trump-appointed DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari accused department officials of systematically obstructing his investigations, including a key probe into the Secret Service’s failures linked to the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Cuffari’s letter to Congress claims DHS leadership denied his team access to a critical compartmentalized intelligence program despite authorization, hindering their ability to uncover what went wrong. He highlighted the gravity of these roadblocks amid multiple assassination attempts on Trump and ongoing global conflicts, raising serious concerns about accountability and transparency within the department.

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