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President Donald Trump has reignited scrutiny over a nearly two-year-old cocaine discovery in the White House, suggesting that either Joe Biden or his son, Hunter Biden, may have been responsible.
Trump recently vowed to reopen the investigation into the matter, which federal authorities previously closed due to inconclusive findings.
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The incident dates back to July 2023, when a small plastic bag containing cocaine was found inside a storage cubby near a public entrance to the West Wing. The discovery prompted an immediate evacuation and a full investigation by the U.S. Secret Service. The area where the bag was found is frequently accessed by visitors and White House staff.
At the time, President Biden and his family were at Camp David.
The Secret Service conducted fingerprint and DNA testing on the evidence, but no conclusive results were found. After 11 days, the investigation was closed without any suspects identified.
Earlier this month, Trump made it clear that he intends to revisit the case.
In an interview published Friday by The Spectator, journalist Ben Domenech asked him directly, “So… who actually left the cocaine in the White House?”
“Well, either Joe or Hunter,” Trump responded. “Could be Joe, too.”
Trump then criticized the handling of the case, questioning why the evidence appeared to have been wiped clean.
“OK, so that was such a terrible thing because, you know, those bins are very loaded up with… they’re not clean, and they have hundreds and even thousands of fingerprints. And when they went to look at it, it was absolutely stone cold, wiped dry. You know that, right?”
Domenech acknowledged Trump’s point, recalling his experience as a Bush administration speechwriter.
“Well, because, I mean, I was briefly a Bush speechwriter. And so I knew exactly what they were talking about. And I was like, ‘Those things are filthy.’ They’re filthy.”
Trump continued pressing the issue, questioning the lack of fingerprint evidence.
“And there were fingerprints. I mean, if you went to one, maybe we’re cleaner, but if you went to one at any time, you would see hundreds. Everybody in there would leave a fingerprint when they went in, and that thing was wiped out with, with the strongest form of alcohol.”
“By the way, and I have to tell you, I think I’m going to look into that because it was… bad stuff happened there,” Trump concluded.
The handling of the case has previously faced criticism, particularly regarding the Secret Service’s decision to dispose of the cocaine evidence.
Reports from RealClearPolitics indicated that former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who was appointed by Biden, sought to keep the incident from becoming a major media issue, leading to internal conflicts within the agency.
According to the report, Cheatle and other high-ranking officials allegedly attempted to have the cocaine evidence destroyed.
However, the Secret Service Forensics Services Division and the Uniformed Division reportedly refused, resulting in internal disagreements over how to proceed.
Initially, conflicting reports emerged about the exact location of the discovery before officials confirmed it was in a vestibule near a White House entrance. The Secret Service sent the cocaine for testing, where analysts found a “partial DNA hit,” though no suspects were identified. The investigation was ultimately closed due to the lack of conclusive physical evidence.
The issue remains a point of political contention, with critics using it to highlight concerns about the Biden administration. While no definitive evidence has linked any individual to the cocaine, Trump’s promise to revisit the investigation has once again put the incident in the spotlight.
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