Guards apparently waved the Salahis through security checkpoints. "It appears that proper procedures were not followed," Donovan said. The couple did not pose a threat to the president or other dignitaries, Donovan said. Partygoers, including the uninvited Salahis, had to pass through metal detectors, he said. At the dinner, the president, vice president and others were still protected by their "usual complement" of Secret Service personnel, Donovan said. "In that regard, everything worked the way it's supposed to work," he said.

That would seem to be about the only applicable regard ...