OAN’s Brooke Mallory
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 5:59 PM
According to the U.S. Navy, which confirmed the information, CBS NewsA junior Navy sailor tried three times in February to obtain President Biden’s medical records from a military medical database but failed.
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The Navy did not release the sailor’s name, but an investigation into the attempted intrusion was completed in late April and the individual received administrative discipline.
The intrusion was carried out by a junior sailor who was part of the Navy’s hospital corps and was stationed at Fort Belvoir, a large medical center in Virginia, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
He on February 23rdThe sailor tried three times to access the information in Genesis Medical Health System, a database for the military’s health care system, but “the correct Joe Biden never showed up.”
“The MHS Genesis system is a secure medical system and no personal information of the president has been compromised,” said Navy Commander Tim Hawkins.
The sailor’s fellow crew members reported what had happened, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service opened an investigation on Feb. 26.NumberU.S. officials said the sailor acknowledged searching the president’s name throughout the investigation but claimed it was done “out of curiosity.” The investigation was closed on April 24, officials said.Number And the sailor “never had access to the president’s medical records.”
White House staff were notified by the Pentagon within hours of the attempted break-in, and the president was briefed on the sailors’ attempts to obtain medical records.
The president receives his annual physicals and emergency care at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington, but the sailor was assigned to the Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command, stationed at Fort Belvoir.
Feb. 28, two days after the Navy’s criminal investigation began.NumberThe president had his annual physical at Walter Reed Medical Center, and a White House official said the exam was “previously scheduled and was not affected by this incident.”
“The search of the president and the attempted intrusion came just weeks after Special Counsel Robert Hur released his report on February 5 in which he recommended that no criminal charges be brought against the president for his improper handling of classified documents during his term as vice president.” CBS report.
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