Issa accuses Secret Service of giving 'false' account of White House breach

House oversight committee Chairman Darrell Issa blasted the Secret Service Tuesday over the security breach earlier this month where an intruder broke into the White House -- and accused the agency of giving a "false" account of what happened.

In his opening statement, Issa, R-Calif., confirmed emerging reports that the intruder made it all the way into the East Room. Issa said that was contrary to an "early, false report" that claimed the intruder only made it just inside the door.

"An intruder walked in the front door of the White House, and that is unacceptable. Commonsense tells us that there were a series of security failures -- not an instance of praiseworthy restraint," Issa said.

He claimed the intruder breached at least five rings of security. Urging the Secret Service to fix its problems, he warned that the next breach could be a "planned attack by a terrorist organization."

"The fact is, the system broke down," Issa said. More