Security under scrutiny as WHCD attendees cite inconsistent screening before shooting
Some attendees raised concerns about security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, describing what they say was inconsistent screening at the venue.
Some attendees raised concerns about security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, describing what they say was inconsistent screening at the venue.
Cole Allen, 31, allegedly checked into the Hilton Hotel hosting the White House Correspondents Dinner the day before the shooting, sources say.
Samantha Vinograd, CBS News national security contributor, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” that the country is facing “the most complex threat environment” in its history. “In this scenario, two things can be true. It can be true that law enforcement and intelligence professionals prepared exhaustively for last night, weeks of planning, intelligence gathering,
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