You want me to tell them they can't leave?
Yes, Mr. President.
Everyone?
Yes.
The Prime Minister of Australia.
Yes.
You think Prime Minister Roos killed A.B. winter?
Seems unlikely.
But then finding a dead body on the third floor of the White House during a state dinner seems unlikely, too.
Why don't we let everyone go and then you can call back in the people that you need to talk to.
Because if we let them all go, then I won't know who I need to call back.
Respectfully, Mr. President, this House needs to be treated like a crime scene.
And we take statements at a crime scene.
The best possible advantage we have is to find out what people saw and heard when those things are freshest in their mind.
Right now, we have no idea who might have been involved in this.
It could be someone from the staff, could be a guest, could be anybody.
This is for your security as much as anything else.
There may be a murderer out there or in here.
Don't worry.
This is not the latest crazy news out of Washington.