The grounds of the White House were evacuated on Sunday due to the discovery of an “unknown item” by the United States Secret Service (USSS).
On Tuesday, according to two officials familiar with the matter and an audio recording of a dispatch from a D.C. fire crew, preliminary evidence indicated that the white powder discovered was cocaine.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the substance is currently undergoing further testing to determine its exact nature, and authorities are investigating how it got into the White House. Guglielmi added that the D.C. Fire Department confirmed that the substance did not pose a threat.
As a result of the discovery, a heightened security alert was implemented and the executive mansion was briefly evacuated. President Biden was not present at the White House at the time. Guglielmi mentioned that an investigation is underway to determine the cause and manner of entry of the substance into the White House.
Guglielmi declined to provide specific details about the location in the White House where the substance was found or its packaging. He mentioned that he was discovered by members of the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service during their routine rounds of the building.
Miranda Devine of the New York Post reported that the cocaine was found in the library of the executive mansion.
Cocaine was found in the library of the executive mansion, according to the office call @AriFleischer https://t.co/o7gxaSvMul https://t.co/o4hNVsKRIF pic.twitter.com/oaX6UPXu1s
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) July 4, 2023
“The cocaine was found in the library of the executive mansion, according to the dispatch call,” Devine noted.
Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary, noted that since he was inside the executive mansion, Hunter Biden is likely.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” he said. “Cocaine was found at the WH, and authorities aren’t saying exactly where it was found. If it’s the old executive office building, it’s likely personal. If it’s the mansion, it’s likely Hunter. The journalists do your job.”
During a dispatch at 8:49 p.m., a firefighter from the D.C. department’s hazmat team reported the test results, stating, “We have a yellow bar that says cocaine hydrochloride.”
This further confirms the reports that emerged about the incident on Sunday night. The audio broadcast was recorded on a website called openmhz.com, which allows live and archived radio transmissions from police and fire departments.
An official involved in the investigation, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing case, confirmed that the 8:49 p.m. broadcast originated from the White House call on Sunday night. The officer described the amount of the substance as small.
Vito Maggiolo, a spokesman for the DC Fire and EMS Department, said the agency provided assistance to the US Secret Service during its investigation.
Hunter Biden was last seen on the White House grounds on Friday, when he was spotted climbing into the presidential SUV to join his family at Camp David for the Fourth of July weekend.
There has been speculation that Hunter Biden now “lives” in the White House, following Joe Biden’s statement that no one will limit Hunter Biden’s visits to the White House. However, the White House has been exposed as keeping Hunter Biden off the visitor records, despite the fact that the Obama administration has recorded his visits.
“Cocaine was found in the White House and Hunter Biden currently lives in the White House,” commented one commenter. “The FBI has no idea who it belongs to. Anyone want to help them?”
Although the president’s son is now reported to be clean, he has struggled with drug addiction in the past. Recently surfaced photographs show Hunter Biden appearing to be smoking crack cocaine and driving through Las Vegas at 172 mph.
There are currently no confirmed reports linking Hunter Biden to the incident at the White House on Sunday.
Fun fact: Hunter Biden was filmed smoking crack, driving 172 MPH in Las Vegas
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