The White House Secret Service concluded its investigation into the mysterious cocaine found in the West Wing on July 2, but reportedly skipped the crucial step of conducting interviews.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Gugliemi said no interviews were conducted due to an inability to narrow down the list of possible suspects, he said. NBC news.
Gugliemi stated that such interviews “could be a strain on resources, could infringe on civil liberties, and would likely be fruitless without the corresponding physical evidence linking any individual to drugs,” since more than 500 people were on the list.
Gugliemi also noted that they could have held voluntary interviews with people, but quoted: “[W]We have no evidence to come close to it.”
The case was close after no fingerprints or substantial DNA were found on the bag, and there was no surveillance footage of the area.
“Without physical evidence, the investigation will not be able to distinguish a person of interest from the hundreds of individuals who passed through the lobby where the cocaine was discovered.” secret service he stated in a statement.
“They could have done the interviews, but at the end of the day it’s a long walk on dry sand,” former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg told NBC News.
“They have limited resources and it’s okay for them to decide that some things are worth their time and some things aren’t worth their time.”
However, it seems it wasn’t the first time drugs they met during President Joe Biden’s tenure at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Should the investigation into the discovery of cocaine in the White House have been closed?
The Secret Service reportedly disclosed to Congress earlier this month that marijuana was found twice in 2022.
As soon as it was revealed that cocaine had been found, it caused many prominent figures to speculate as to who might have been responsible.
Former President Donald Trump weighed in on Truth Social on Monday.
“THEY 100% KNOW WHO HE IS. If they don’t release information, it means they destroyed the tapes and the cocaine was for Hunter, and probably Crooked Joe, to inject some life and energy into this total mess of a president! Trump wrote.
Since Dan Bongino is a former Secret Service agent, he decided to weigh based on their prior knowledge of protocol.
He believes the individual answer is someone who can bypass security checks.
“The Secret Service didn’t have cocaine on him, so he had to be one of the proteges,” he said.
“There is no other explanation. They would never have gone through the checkpoint.”