Posted by
Corthell on Sunday, November 29, 2009 5:19:10 PM
While hand-
wringing continues in the White House and among Secret Service officials over an alleged gate-crashing of a state dinner, it appears Michaele and Tareq Salahi had met with Barack Obama previously when he served as a U.S. senator.
Though the Secret Service is taking the rap for the breach of protocol, the couple's attorney
is affirming the White House had cleared the Salahis as guests at the Tuesday night event.
A statement issued by Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan said the agency was "deeply concerned and embarrassed by the circumstances surrounding the State Dinner" and added that "the preliminary findings of our internal investigation have determined established protocols were not followed at an initial checkpoint, verifying that two individuals were on the guest list." Sullivan suggested that the couple had been screened for weapons, but should not have gained entry. "That failing is ours," he said.
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