The agents were diverted to their new assignment, known internally as Operation Moonlight, because then-Director Mark Sullivan was worried that a neighbor was harassing his assistant, Lisa Chopey, and that she was in danger, the sources said.

Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan would not say whether Beach and Donaldson are continuing to work while the Department for Homeland Security’s inspector general investigates the matter. The Secret Service is a division of DHS.

“The Secret Service will respond to any findings from this investigation and implement any recommendations or corrective actions identified by the DHS [Office of Inspector General] as appropriate,” Donovan told the Washington Examiner. “We won’t discuss individual employee status related to this investigation.”