refused to comment. several mar-a-largo members and guests who attended the party tell cnn no secret service background check prior to it but did go through metal detectors. the trump/cinque connection rooted in the american academy, association that over the years trump is listed as ambassador extraordinaire. >> trump proudly hangs many awards. signed by joey "no socks" and also donald trump as chairman of the board. >> it's like trump giving himself an award. >> now the u.s. secret service says they're only there to protect the president or president-elect physically, not in control of the guest list. transferred us to the transition tofs talk to them about it.