Washington:
The alleged third White House gatecrasher posed with top luminaries including Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton during President Barack Obama's State Dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, according to new photographs posted on a social networking site.
Carlos Allen, the third gatecrasher has posted pictures on Facebook showing him getting close to some of the nation's most elite politicians and media figures at the November 24 event, including Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and CBS News anchor Katie Couric.
The pictures appear to be typical Washington "grip and grin" event photos famous figures are often approached by party-goers with a request for photos at events, and frequently pose for party pictures with people they've never met before, the Politico reported.
Allen and his attorney have denied reports that he was not invited to the White House party. Allen claims to have the invite. The Secret Service has not revealed the name of the third gatecrasher. But Allen said that he has been questioned by the Secret Service and is cooperating with them.
"The pictures are further evidence that Allen attended the dinner; was invited and treated as an invited guest and that he attended on behalf of Hush (his online magazine) to interview guests and took several pictures with some very significant people perhaps embarrassing to the Secret Service and White House, but not to Carlos Allen and the mission of the magazine," Allen's lawyer A Scott Bolden said.
State Hillary Clinton during President Barack Obama's State Dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, according to new photographs posted on a social networking site.
Carlos Allen, the third gatecrasher has posted pictures on Facebook showing him getting close to some of the nation's most elite politicians and media figures at the November 24 event, including Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and CBS News anchor Katie Couric.
The pictures appear to be typical Washington "grip and grin" event photos famous figures are often approached by party-goers with a request for photos at events, and frequently pose for party pictures with people they've never met before, the Politico reported.
Allen and his attorney have denied reports that he was not invited to the White House party. Allen claims to have the invite. The Secret Service has not revealed the name of the third gatecrasher. But Allen said that he has been questioned by the Secret Service and is cooperating with them.
"The pictures are further evidence that Allen attended the dinner; was invited and treated as an invited guest and that he attended on behalf of Hush (his online magazine) to interview guests and took several pictures with some very significant people perhaps embarrassing to the Secret Service and White House, but not to Carlos Allen and the mission of the magazine," Allen's lawyer A Scott Bolden said.
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