Mica Suggests White House Link to Secret Service Scandal

A senior Republican member of a House committee that could soon be holding hearings on the burgeoning Secret Service prostitution scandal said this week that a member of the White House staff may have had a connection, though the White House has denied it.

John L. Mica, R-Fla., a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said that he has been briefed by committee staff members on the matter. “First it was Secret Service,” he said on Fox News on Monday, “now it looks like there may be some activity by White House staff and then unfortunately, it looks like there may be some military involved, too,” Mica said.

On Tuesday, he appeared on Fox & Friends, adding, "If someone did wrong here, too, and was close to the president, and part of the communications team, it's totally improper."

The White House said it has conducted its own internal review and found no wrongdoing. "There is no indication of any misconduct by any member of the White House advance team or staff," spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has also written a letter to the White House asking for details of the administration's review.