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How the Secret Service stopped Cole Allen at White House correspondents’ dinner, per ex-agents

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How did a suspected shooter get so close to a black-tie gala? A former Secret Service leader and other longtime law enforcement members described what it takes to protect the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Despite suspect Cole Allen breaching a security checkpoint at the Washington DC event, one former leader says the security plan worked to keep President Donald Trump, members of the press and other guests safe.

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