Party Crashers or Criminals?
So what happens when you enter the White House without an invitation? That's the question many people are asking these days, after Tareq and Michaele Salahi showed up at last week's White House state dinner.
The Salahis highlighted a major lapse in Secret Service security by making it into the exclusive dinner, honoring the prime minister of India, without an invitation. Once inside, they posed for pictures with Vice President Joe Biden and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. And they met the Obamas in the official receiving line, White House officials admit.
The big question now is whether the Salahis can be prosecuted. While they clearly were not on the list of invited guests the White House sent to the media, representatives of the Salahis contend they did not crash the party. But if they did enter the White House without authorization, they could be charged with trespassing.
And the incident is definitely going to spark a congressional re...
The Salahis highlighted a major lapse in Secret Service security by making it into the exclusive dinner, honoring the prime minister of India, without an invitation. Once inside, they posed for pictures with Vice President Joe Biden and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. And they met the Obamas in the official receiving line, White House officials admit.
The big question now is whether the Salahis can be prosecuted. While they clearly were not on the list of invited guests the White House sent to the media, representatives of the Salahis contend they did not crash the party. But if they did enter the White House without authorization, they could be charged with trespassing.
And the incident is definitely going to spark a congressional re...
