Cocaine found in White House sparks brief evacuation - BBC News
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Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Secret Service said the substance was found in a work area of the White House's West WingBy Nadine YousifBBC News
The US Secret Service is investigating after cocaine was found at the White House on Sunday night.
The discovery in the West Wing, which contains the Oval Office and other working areas for presidential aides and staff, led to a brief evacuation.
Secret Service agents found the suspicious powder in an area that is accessible to tour groups while doing a routine inspection.
President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David in Maryland at the time.
A senior law enforcement official told the BBC's US partner CBS News the substance was found in a storage facility routinely used by White House staff and guests to store mobile phones.
The White House complex was closed as a precaution around 20:45 local time (00:45 GMT) on Sunday after it was discovered.
A preliminary test later confirmed the substance was cocaine.
The Secret Service will lead a full review of how it got into the White House, officials told CBS. They said cameras and entrance logs would be examined to determine who had access to the area where it was found.
Cocaine is a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a high potential for abuse, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
The West Wing is a large, multi-level part of the White House that contains the offices of the president of the United States, including the Oval Office and the Situation Room.
It also houses the offices of the vice-president, the White House chief of staff, the press secretary, and hundreds of other staff who have access.
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They finally found bubba’s stash.
Another report on this I saw stated Hunter was there shortly before this was found. Just saying.
That I do not doubt.
He was, however the Cocaine was found in the Library of the Executive Mansion, which is a place the Biden's seem to avoid.
Still doesn't rule out Hunter.
Let's see, who else does Coke in the White House?
That’s a library? Other than your average public school classroom, it’s hard to imagine a less comfortable looking place to read.
Yes, that's the WH Library and is located in the East Wing. Presidents and First Ladies have used the room for teas and meetings for many decades.
Contrary to what the WH first reported, the cocaine was not found in the library but in a very secure area of the West Wing that is heavily guarded by Secret Service. Only people who have high clearance and special invitations through Secret Service are allowed to enter and meet with the president, VP, and cabinet members.
Likely planted by far-right wing operatives.
Use this for your next conspiracy theory.
This is what was being discussed at Helsinki
Wouldn't be the first time.
Topless transvestites, a bag of cocaine. Bidens sure are classing the White House up.
Remember the outrage when trump served cheeseburgers to people?
Now we know how they are keeping grandpa awake for state dinners.
The jokes will write themselves
One thing is for sure: we won't hear anymore about this.
This is obviously Russian disinformation.
The Russians planted the Coke in the White House to harm the Bidens and help Trump.
Russia, Russia, Russia didn't work for Hillary; but it was used to mar the Trump presidency by Democrats, FBI, and DOJ. So why not dust it off for a second go around?
So you agree it's a winner and MSNBC should run with that theory.
Well, Joe and Jill refuse to acknowledge the grandchild as theirs, and the White House staff has been instructed to deny the grandchild exists, If it was the Clintons I would worry about the child's safety in Arkansas, The Bidens are simply just shitty humans beings.
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I bet they find a lot of goofy stuff left behind by tourists. People think they’re funny.
But why would they need to evacuate? Did they think it was going to explode?
Anthrax is a white powder, Maybe they didn't want everyone to die?
I've been a WH tourist many times, pre- and post- 9/11/2001 and the tours never included the West Wing area where the cocaine was found. Per the WH website, only specially invited people are allowed near the Cabinet Room and Oval Office. The following article includes a map of where those rooms are:
Yep, a very secure space. Someone there knows whose it is.
Secret Service most definitely.
Of course they do, and the longer the WH ridiculously invokes the Hatch Act, changes their story and the location, and evades answering media questions, the more obvious it becomes that they are hiding something. Their latest sham is that the "investigation" won't be completed until the end of next week. Even left wing media isn't buying the turds the Biden WH has been selling.
It's kind of amazing when you think about it. Just about everyone is checked before they are allowed in. Only a few occupants of the White House would'nt be checked.
Hum...who could it be?
Those 3 are the most honest, people in the USA!
C'mon, man! No hyperbole! I give you my word as a Biden!
And the media is trying to sell it all!
And everyone thought that the white powder under Joe's nose was from a powdered sugar donut. They also wondered why he asked for a straw or a rolled up $20 bill to go with it.
Interesting that left wing media made a big point of mentioning that Hunter wasn't at the WH when the cocaine was discovered. They really do believe that all Americans are stupid!
I just cracked the case. It was the "real killer" of Nicole and Ron that OJ's spent decades looking for on Florida's golf courses. Maybe Hunter and OJ can team up to clear their names in the buddy cop extravaganza of 2023.