Daily Beast Editor Who Booked Room Next to WHCA Dinner Shooting Suspect Says Nobody Even Looked at My Luggage'

"How on earth could someone with a disassembled long gun check into a room at a hotel where the president was going to speak? Nobody even looked at my luggage on Friday afternoon."

"I have never shown my I.D., except to the clerk who checked me in; I have never been searched or frisked when I checked in, or moved in and out of the hotel."

"The only security checkpoint I was subjected to was the checkpoint where the suspect was caught on camera sprinting past agents."

Hugh Dougherty revealed that he stayed next to Cole Allen, an alleged would-be assassin, at the Hilton Washington without any luggage checks. He criticized the hotel's security, noting that neither he nor his colleague underwent basic checks upon arrival. Dougherty questioned how someone with a disassembled long gun could check into a hotel hosting the president. He highlighted the lack of ID checks and security measures, emphasizing that he moved freely without being stopped. The incident raised concerns about the event's security after Allen was apprehended while allegedly armed.

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