So, here’s the story: a prostitute is signed in and out of the White House more than 200 times, some with no legitimate reason for being there. Some of the times, the logs show no exit time; others no entrance time.
I’ll bet your mind immediately conjured up the Clinton White House, didn’t it?
Nope. It’s the Bush White House, and the prostitute is pseudo-reporter James Guckert. Secret Service logs obtained by members of congress show that on many occasions, Guckert had no reason to be in the White House — there were no briefings going on — and that sometimes he never signed out… or he signed out without signing in.
Guckert made more than two dozen excursions to the White House when there were no scheduled briefings. On many of these days, the Press Office held press gaggles aboard Air Force One—which raises questions about what Guckert was doing at the White House. On other days, the president held photo opportunities.
On at least fourteen occasions, Secret Service records show either the entry or exit time missing. Generally, the existing entry or exit times correlate with press conferences; on most of these days, the records show that Guckert checked in but was never processed out.
In March, 2003, Guckert left the White House twice on days he had never checked in with the Secret Service. Over the next 22 months, Guckert failed to check out with the Service on fourteen days. On several of these visits, Guckert either entered or exited by a different entry/exit point than his usual one. On one of these days, no briefing was held; on another, he checked in twice but failed to check out.
“I’d be worried if I was the White House and I knew that a reporter with a day pass never left,” one White House reporter told RAW STORY. “I’d wonder, where is he hiding? It seems like a security risk.”
Others who have covered the White House say not checking in or out with the Secret Service is unusual, especially in the wake of Sept. 11. The Secret Service declined to comment.
Is the indictment here one of lax security by the Secret Service, or the fact that the White House allows prostitutes to roam the halls as long as they parrot the party line?
