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I Slept Next to the Assassin in Room 10235. This Is a Security Fiasco
- Executive Editor recounts waking to gunfire and being escorted by security at the Washington Hilton after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
- He says security checks failed, with no magnometers or baggage screening for him or colleagues checking in.
- Dougherty notes it took hours to consider a bomb squad response and search the room next door.
- The piece questions how the gunman, allegedly a hotel guest, could check in with disassembled long gun and access common areas unchallenged.
- Dougherty reflects on the broader security failures around the event and hotel, suggesting a systemic lapse rather than a one-off mistake.
- He cites the lack of checks at check-in, including not being searched or asked for identification.
- Officials reportedly considered the possibility that a guest could be involved and needed a judge for searches.
- A Daily Beast photo by Nico Hines is cited as part of the reporting on the aftermath.
- Dougherty highlights that the room next to 10235 could have been booby-trapped, increasing danger for others.
- The piece is published as an exclusive account from a high-ranking editor describing the security fiasco.
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