Chairman of Homeland Security, Bennie Thompson, is investigating the gate crashing of Tareq and Michaele Salahi at the recent White House state dinner honoring the prime minister of India and may issue a subpoena for their testimony. Thompson said. "We're not concerned about agency embarrassment. The security gaps at issue cannot be explained away as missteps by a few frontline employees. There were undeniable planning and execution failures of the entire Secret Service apparatus. We're all fortunate that this diplomatic celebration did not become a night of horror. We must dissect every fact...and after we do these things, we need to give thanks that no lives were lost."
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports that Bennie Thompson is being investigated for holding hearings on the credit card industry, and then after receiving $15,000 in campaign contributions, failing to act on those hearings. A former aide makes accusations about improper lobbyist requests, as well. Thompson's staff denies any misdoings.
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