wow, I haven’t paid much attention to this story b/c I was assuming it was simply a couple of wannabe publicity whores who somehow got in, but that never did seem plausible considering how tightly layered the security must be for any such State Dinner...... especially with the PM of INDIA which is also one of the most terrorist-afflicted countries in the world......
Your explanation makes far more sense..... someone had to get them in there..... but does the Secret Service know the full story and are they being leaned on by the Obamanators to keep it under wraps? No wonder Rep. King is calling for a full Congressional investigation......
One benefit of being in the SS, especially the Presidential Detail, is that when you retire from SS you can generally get a good job providing security for some wealthy person or big corporation, due to the reputation of the SS for being the best of the best as far as personal security is concerned. Having that reputation tarnished would be bad for Secret Service agents.
OTOH, if they spill the beans on what really happened, then that is also bad for the SS having a rep for keeping their mouths shut about what the people they guard do.
It's a lose/lose situation.
It's not something a wise person does to the people who are expected to take a bullet for the person they protect.