President Donald Trump has made a bold claim regarding the cocaine that was found in the White House in July 2023.
According to Trump, either President Joe Biden or his son Hunter were responsible for leaving the illicit substance in a locker near the Oval Office.
This revelation comes after an 11-day investigation into the matter, which initially triggered an evacuation of the White House when the drug was discovered.
The cocaine was found during a weekend when the Biden family, including Hunter, were spending time at Camp David.
Despite the intense investigation, no suspects were ever identified, and the case was closed without any conclusive evidence.
Trump’s Take on the Situation
Trump, in an interview with Ben Domenech from The Spectator World, expressed his belief that either Joe or Hunter Biden had somehow misplaced the cocaine.
“That was such a terrible thing because, you know, those bins are very loaded up with… and they’re not clean and they have hundreds and even thousands of fingerprints,” he explained.
“But when they went to look at it, it was absolutely stone cold, wiped dry.”
Trump, who remains a prominent critic of the Biden family, indicated that he would be looking into the matter further. “Bad stuff happened there,” he added.
The Mystery of the Locker and the Investigation
Sources familiar with the White House’s setup explained that the lockers near the West Wing are not assigned to specific personnel, and guests are free to use any available locker.
This raises the possibility that someone visiting the White House could have been responsible for leaving the drugs behind.
A source suggested that someone on a tour of the White House, familiar with its layout, may have been the culprit, as they would have known there was a nearby bathroom where the drugs could be flushed away.
The Secret Service’s investigation was closed after only two weeks due to a lack of evidence.
According to the agency, security footage was unable to determine who had left the cocaine in the locker, and without physical evidence, the investigation could not identify a suspect.
“Without physical evidence, the investigation will not be able to single out a person of interest,” the Secret Service said in a statement.
Controversy and Allegations of Cover-Up
A report by Real Clear Politics has fueled further controversy by alleging that former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was aware of the potential media frenzy the cocaine discovery would cause, particularly due to Hunter Biden’s known struggles with drug addiction.
The article claimed that Cheatle or someone from her office instructed a vault supervisor to destroy the bag of cocaine shortly after the investigation wrapped up.
Under standard protocol, evidence from criminal investigations must be retained for up to seven years, raising questions about why the cocaine bag was destroyed so soon.
Additionally, sources claim that while no fingerprints were found on the bag, DNA evidence was recovered.
The FBI supposedly ran this DNA through national databases and received a “partial hit,” suggesting a match to a blood relative of the person who left the substance behind.
This has led some to question whether the evidence points to someone within the Biden family.
Secret Service Defends Its Actions
The Secret Service has strongly denied any allegations of misconduct, with spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi asserting that the investigation was conducted properly.
“The US Secret Service takes its investigative and protective responsibilities very seriously,” he said.
“There are retention policies for criminal investigations, and the Secret Service adhered to those requirements during this case.”
Congressional Interference and Further Investigations
Meanwhile, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer revealed that his own congressional investigation into the cocaine incident had to be abandoned.
Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, wrote in his new book All the President’s Money that the Secret Service’s destruction of the cocaine evidence and the lack of clear footage from White House security cameras led him to close the probe.
“I had to abandon the probe I led into the cocaine found at the Biden White House because the Secret Service destroyed the little plastic bag that contained the cocaine,” he wrote.
Comer’s comments underscore the ongoing tension between congressional leaders and the Secret Service over the handling of this investigation.
While the case may have been closed, the controversy surrounding the incident continues to spark debate and calls for further examination.
The Cocaine Mystery Still Unresolved
The discovery of cocaine at the White House remains a perplexing and contentious issue.
With no clear answers from the Secret Service or the Biden administration, and claims of mishandling and cover-ups continuing to surface, this mystery may take more twists and turns in the coming months.
Only time will tell if further investigations will bring clarity to the situation or if the case will remain unresolved.