Today the Secret Service reportedly concluded its investigation into the small bag of cocaine found at the White House, ultimately coming up with zero suspects for the crime and blaming it on a random White House visitor.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, per CNN, the Secret Service was unable to identify a suspect despite combing through visitor logs and surveillance footage of hundreds of individuals who entered the West Wing in the days preceding the discovery.
The baggie was discovered in a “cubby” near the lower level entrance of the West Wing, which authorities have stressed is a blind spot for surveillance cameras. While there is surveillance around where the bag was found, cameras are not trained directly on the cubbies, making it difficult to identify who left the bag behind.
The Secret Service is *CLOSING* its White House cocaine investigation. 🤣🤣🤣
They never OPENED it!
This is a blatant coverup and they don't even bother to hide it anymore. pic.twitter.com/y8mbkQE72L
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) July 13, 2023
The leading theory advanced by Secret Service and allies of the White House remains that the bag was left by one of the hundreds of visitors who entered the West Wing that weekend for tours and were asked to leave their phones inside those cubbies. Investigators were also unable to identify the particular moment or day when the baggie was left inside the cubby.
The incident has sparked a significant amount of media attention, particularly due to statements by Republicans, including former President Trump, suggesting that the cocaine may belong to Hunter Biden. However, the investigation apparently did not find any evidence linking Hunter Biden to the incident.
BREAKING: The Secret Service has ended their investigation into the bag of cocaine found at the White House, finding no suspects.
This is your sign that the culprit was almost certainly Hunter Biden.
Let’s call this what it is: A cover up.
According to former acting… pic.twitter.com/nvdEeI4V8H
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 13, 2023
The Secret Service’s inability to identify a suspect has raised questions about security protocols at the White House and the effectiveness of surveillance measures, especially after it was reported that Secret Service intended to process the bag of cocaine for both fingerprint and DNA testing to determine a culprit.
Even as questions continued to mount over the incident, the Biden administration remained quiet on the subject, variously citing the Hatch Act or admonishing the press for asking.
Despite the conclusion of the investigation, the incident is likely to continue generating headlines and raising questions about White House security protocols. The Secret Service has not yet commented publicly on the investigation or its findings.
