COCAINE found at the White House by Secret Service
COCAINE found at the White House: Secret Service preliminary tests reveal white powder that sparked hazmat situation was illegal drug
- Uniformed member of Secret Service found a suspicious white powder substance during a routine round at the White House on Sunday
- Preliminary testing found that the substance is cocaine
- Discovery led to a White House evacuation – Biden was not there at the time
Cocaine was found on premises at the White House Sunday evening and the Secret Service is investigating the incident that caused an evacuation of the premises.
A preliminary test found that the white powder substance indicated positive for cocaine, an official familiar with the investigation told the Washington Post.
The discovery came two days after Joe Biden’s son Hunter, 52, visited the White House on Friday, which has perked the ears of conservatives who are pointing to the president’s addict son as the source of the illegal substance.
Far-right Newsmax host Robb Schmitt said: ‘It wouldn’t be a thumpin’ July 4th weekend without Hunter Biden ripping lines off of a bust of Teddy Roosevelt.’
U.S. Secret Service found a white powder substance at the White House on Sunday that preliminary testing showed to be cocaine
U.S. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Gulielmi told the Post that they are conducting further testing to confirm if the substance is the illegal drug.
He also said that President Joe Biden was not in the executive mansion when the substance was discovered.
Authorities are investigating how the cocaine got into the White House.
A uniformed member of the USSS found the white powder substance while conducting a routine round through the White House – but it is not clear where in the building the cocaine was found.
Discovery of the illegal drug led to a brief evacuation of the White House.
The D.C. fire department team that responded to the call determined the substance did not pose a threat – and the recording of a dispatch from the fire crew confirmed testing found it was cocaine.
‘We have a yellow bar saying cocaine hydrochloride,’ a firefighter with the D.C. department of hazardous materials radioed at 8:49 on Sunday, according to the Post.
Hunter Biden, who is known to struggle with substance abuse, was at the White House on Friday before departing with his father to Camp David for the July 4 holiday weekend.
The president and his son maintain that he has kicked his addiction.
Most recently, the younger Biden reached a plea deal with Justice Department prosecutors to avoid jail time after lying on a federal form to purchase a firearm. He checked a box claiming that he did not use and was not addicted to illegal substances – a fact that would disqualify him from buying the gun.
The form contradicting the timelines and claims made in Hunter Bidne’s own memoir.
Biden critics and conservative decried Hunter’s plea deal, claiming that anyone other than the president’s son would receive jail time for the same offense.
The deal also saw Hunter plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors.
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