Suspected gunman at White House Correspondents’ Dinner raises questions about event’s security protocol | CNN Politics

The suspected gunman who charged past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday has renewed questions about Secret Service protocols and whether there should be changes to the already tight cordon at the annual star-studded event. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, hailed the response as “a massive security success story.” He said investigators believe the California man who was arrested, Cole Tomas Allen, intended to attack administration officials at the event, based on his writings that investigators are reviewing. Blanche later posted on social media a letter the Justice Department filed in a lawsuit that called the Saturday incident an “assassination attempt on President Trump.” White House officials told CNN that Allen’s family members alerted law enforcement about his possible plans to carry out an attack, but it remains unclear whether the notification happened before or after the incident. His writings, obtained by CNN, included anti-Trump rhetoric. President Donald Trump’s security detail appears to have responded as trained, immediately covering him, with additiona