If the TSA were not running a dragnet for possible criminals at the checkpoint, this would not happen. More proof that one real reason for the intense searches is that dragnet.
“The defendants traded on their positions at one the world’s most crucial airport security checkpoints, used their special access for criminal ends, and compromised the safety and security of their fellow citizens for their own profit,” he said in a statement.
Once again we have TSA leadership stating that searching for criminals = safety and security for travelers.