Overview
- NOTUS reported Thursday that four sources said Sen. Ruben Gallego stayed out at a Bogotá nightclub until about 3 a.m. after a threat warning and invited U.S. Embassy staff to join him, with no improper conduct alleged.
- U.S. Embassy security, which coordinates protection for visiting delegations, alerted his detail to a credible threat and sent personnel to bring him back to his hotel.
- The next morning, his chief of staff used a room key to wake him so he could make the airport bus, according to the report.
- Gallego’s spokesperson said he followed all embassy security guidance and that inviting staff to join a post-trip dinner is a common way to recognize their work.
- The State Department declined to confirm or deny whether any internal investigation exists regarding the incident.