The Secret Service will inform Congress on Thursday of the cocaine discovery as the search for the culprit continues
What’s taking so long? The Secret Service will brief Congress on Thursday about the cocaine in the White House as the search for the perpetrator reaches its EIGHTH day
- The U.S. Secret Service will provide a staff-level briefing to the House Oversight panel on Thursday about the discovery of cocaine in the White House
- Comes as questions continue to simmer over the investigation
- Senator Tom Cotton also asked USSS Director Kim Cheatle for a briefing
The Secret Service complies with congressional demands for a staff-level briefing on the discovery of cocaine at the White House.
The briefing will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday and will give staffers from the powerful House Oversight Committee an insight into the incident that has generated more questions than answers, a panelist confirmed to DailyMail.com.
The place where the cocaine was discovered has changed three times: first in the library, then in a workspace in the west wing, and finally in a cell phone locker. There are no indications from officials who the perpetrator is who brought the illegal drug onto the premises.
However, Biden critics came to their own conclusion, claiming that the president’s recovering addicted son, Hunter, 52, is responsible for bringing cocaine into the White House.
The U.S. Secret Service will provide a staff-level briefing to the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday about the discovery of cocaine in the White House, DailyMail.com confirmed. The oversight is chaired by Deputy James Comer (pictured), who sent a letter last week requesting the briefing
Critics immediately linked the White House cocaine incident to President Joe Biden’s recovering addicted son, Hunter Biden, 52 (pictured right with son Beau)
Secret Service and government officials have remained silent on the details of the discovery — only fueling trolls looking to link the incident to Hunter Biden. The agency’s spokesperson told DailyMail.com on Monday that the investigation is “open and active,” but said no further information is available on the ongoing investigation.
But Congress is demanding more definitive answers.
After a fingerprint and DNA analysis last week of the substance and the “dime-sized zipper pouch” it was found in, no conclusive answers were shared.
A federal law enforcement officer told CNNhowever, that USSS will conclude its investigation into the cocaine discovery this week whether or not a suspect has been identified.
Trump-era CBP director and former FBI agent Mark Morgan told DailyMail.com the case is “straightforward” and joked it could be solved in 30 minutes.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer and Senator Tom Cotton sent letters to USSS Director Kim Cheatle (pictured) requesting a briefing on the discovery of cocaine in the White House
The substance was found Sunday, July 2, triggering a hazmat evacuation of the White House while President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David for the long holiday weekend. Now, nine days later, the Americans still don’t know how the drug ended up in one of the safest places in the US.
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer wrote to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle last week asking for a July 14 briefing.
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton also called for a briefing and in a public letter pressed Cheatle for information.
The senator’s office, then reached by DailyMail.com, said they have not yet received a response from Cheatle.
Hunter Biden is a recovering addict who used crack cocaine. An image of his recovered laptop’s hard drive shows Hunter asleep with a pipe hanging from his mouth
Comer said the presence of illegal drugs raises concerns about “the level of security maintained at the White House,” and Cotton said he hopes to obtain more information in an effort to “correct any security flaws.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a briefing to reporters last week that the cocaine was found in a “heavily traveled area” of the White House and suggested the drug could belong to a visitor.
However, Morgan says the lockbox where the cocaine was found is not as crowded as the government would have Americans believe.
He speculated that the drug could belong to someone who came to the White House for a meeting that does not have a permanent office on the premises. Morgan says this could include a large number of senior officials.