Ted Cruz says he does NOT think the cocaine found in the White House belonged to Hunter Biden
Ted Cruz has said he doesn’t believe Hunter Biden was responsible for the cocaine found on the White House property — instead, he claimed it was a senior White House official.
It was revealed on Thursday that the bag of powder was found at the West Executive Entrance of the White House, not the West Wing lobby as previously stated.
That entrance — which is in the West Wing, but on the floor below the lobby — is also a high-traffic area, a description White House officials have used as a way to explain their doubts that the perpetrator will are being found.
Joe Biden and his son Hunter, a recovering cocaine addict, were at Camp David when the discovery was made.
On Friday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to say whether the Biden family had been officially excluded, but would not provide details about the investigation. The Secret Service is conducting DNA and fingerprint analysis to find out who brought it to the White House grounds.
Senator Ted Cruz said Friday he did not believe anyone from the Biden family was involved in bringing cocaine to the White House, but accused the administration of a cover-up
Ted Cruz said Friday that he did not believe Hunter Biden was responsible for bringing cocaine into the White House. The Bidens were at Camp David when the cocaine was found. They are seen on the 4th of July, returning from their weekend getaway
“You know, there has been some irresponsible coverage of the family and I have to report it here,” the press secretary said.
“And I’ve been very clear.” Cruz accused the White House of a “cover-up” on Friday, which he said was “amazing.”
“You know, I’m guessing it’s probably not Hunter’s,” Cruz said on Friday’s episode of his Verdict podcast.
‘Of course I don’t know. We know Hunter has a drug problem. We know he has used cocaine in the past and used crack cocaine.
“But I doubt Hunter Biden goes into the West Wing that much and goes through that entrance that much.”
The Texas senator speculated that a “senior Biden official” was responsible.
“I think in all likelihood it’s someone who works in the Biden administration, some senior Biden official, which makes the cover-up all the more amazing,” he continued.
He said he was surprised that the Secret Service had not yet found who was responsible.
“That’s insane,” he said. And the only reason they would make a statement saying we’ll never know who it was is the same reason the DOJ and the FBI are covering up Hunter Biden’s criminal acts, Joe’s criminal acts. Biden. .
“Unfortunately, this administration is more than willing to politicize, look, it would be embarrassing if we found out that a senior White House aide is bringing cocaine to the West Wing to put some serious drugs in the White House.
And so their answer instead, of course, is, we’re not going to prosecute. We’re not going to investigate.
“And you know what, we’ll never know who did it.”
There have been three locations in the White House where the cocaine is believed to have been found, and NBC reported on Thursday that the discovery was made in cubbies near the West Executive Entrance
Hunter Biden (center) walks with his father, President Joe Biden (left), toward Marine One at Fort McNair in Washington on Friday as they leave for a weekend getaway at Camp David. Karine Jean-Pierre falsely said the Bidens were not in the White House last Friday
New details reveal the White House cocaine was found near the White House West Executive Entrance – above, President Joe Biden walks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan down West Executive Avenue in October 2021 with the White House West Executive Entrance visible behind them
Ahead of Friday’s briefing, Jean-Pierre had answered questions about the cocaine discovery by telling reporters to contact the Secret Service, which is conducting an investigation.
Prior to the briefing Friday afternoon, a Secret Service spokesman told DailyMail.com that the investigation remained “open and active.”
When a question was put to Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates aboard Air Force One Thursday, he brought up the Hatch Act.
Bates had been questioned about former President Donald Trump claiming the drugs belonged to the president and his son Hunter, a recovering crack cocaine addict.
Jean-Pierre was asked on Friday to explain Bates’ decision to refer to the Hatch Act, rather than answer the claims directly.
“He mentioned the Hatch Act because the question was put to him with the help of Donald Trump, so he tried to be very perceptive,” she replied.
“And that’s why he said the Hatch Act.”
She told the reporter to read the transcript carefully.
“So we’re not avoiding the question, that’s not true. We have answered this question, we have exhaustively litigated this question for the past two days,” she said.
Earlier in the briefing, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was also asked about the cocaine — and whether there were any national security implications.
Sullivan revealed that the coke’s proximity to the Situation Room was not an issue, as the room has not been in use.
“I’d like to make a point about the Situation Room because I think there’s been a lot of questionable coverage of this.
“The Situation Room is not in use and has not been in use for months as it is currently under construction,” Sullivan said.
“We’re using an alternate Situation Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, so the only people coming in and out of the Sit Room during this time are workers getting it ready to leave,” he added.
He said the project is “on time and on schedule,” adding, “No, there was no problem with the Situation Room in relation to this.”
Sullivan went on to note that there is a “rigorous drug testing policy” in the White House.
“We have a strict drug policy in the White House. We take it very seriously,” he continued.
“If it involves someone from the White House, appropriate consequences will follow.
“When it comes to a visitor coming in and out, that’s a different matter, that raises a different set of questions that are less relevant to my work.”