` ` I believe the President 's security was unnecessarily compromised , '' he says . Testimony given by the director of the embattled U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday appears to conflict with the news that broke hours after Julia Pierson 's testimony -- that a private security contractor with a gun shared an elevator with President Obama , in violation of protocol , during his trip to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta two weeks ago . Secret Service official responds to CNN reports of an incident when Obama visited the Pentagon . A private security firm shared an elevator with the President , in violation of protocol . Secret Service director testifies she only briefed President on White House fence jumper .
` ` I believe the President 's security was unnecessarily compromised , '' he says . Secret Service official responds to CNN reports of an incident when Obama visited the Pentagon . A private security firm shared an elevator with the President , in violation of protocol . Secret Service director testifies she only briefed President on White House fence jumper .