GOP Volunteer Probed on Role at President's Speech: impersonating a federal agent while forcibly removing three people from Bush event

GOP Volunteer Probed on Role at President's Speech (washingtonpost.com): "3 Democratic Observers Were Ejected From Event | By Jim VandeHei | Washington Post Staff Writer | Saturday, April 23, 2005; Page A06

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating whether a Republican volunteer committed the crime of impersonating a federal agent while forcibly removing three people from one of President Bush's public Social Security events, according to people familiar with the probe.

The Secret Service this week sent agents to Denver to probe allegations by three area Democrats that they were ousted from Bush's March 21 event. The three did not stage any protest at the rally and were later told by the Secret Service they were removed because their vehicle displayed an anti-Bush bumper sticker."
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This is not the first time the White House has faced scrutiny for ousting critics from Bush appearances or trying to stack audiences with friendly Republicans.