2023-07-13 21:02:24
But who brought cocaine to the very heart of the symbol of American power? The question will probably remain unanswered because the lack of clues got the better of the investigation. The latter ended without a suspect, announced Thursday the Secret Service, responsible for the security of high personalities of the American State.
“Without material clues, the investigation will not be able to target a suspect among the hundreds of individuals who passed through the hallway where the cocaine was found,” the Secret Service said in a statement. The substance had been discovered in the west wing of the White House in an area frequented by outside visitors, triggering a political controversy that the executive had tried to appease.
No conclusive fingerprints or DNA
The powder had initially been considered potentially dangerous, prompting a brief evacuation. Suspicious powders regularly received by mail in US official buildings are treated as potential chemical or bacteriological attacks. After analysis, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it was indeed cocaine.
The substance and its packaging were then sent to the FBI to try to determine the presence of fingerprints or DNA. In vain, announced the Secret Service on Thursday, thus preventing cross-checking the clues with visitors from the days preceding the discovery. “No video surveillance image has provided any clue to the investigation,” also says the Secret Service.
Hunter Biden singled out
The elected Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene denounced Thursday the decision to conclude the investigation, decrying the absence of drug screening tests on people potentially suspected by the investigators. “A total failure,” denounced the elected Trumpist on Twitter.
Speculation had been rife within the American media on the identity of the person in charge and several personalities on the right immediately pointed the finger at the son of the president, Hunter Biden, because of his past strewn with addictions. The White House had tried to put out the nascent fire by explaining that the first clues pointed to the responsibility of a visitor.
Coke locker
Spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre had thus indicated that the drugs were located in an area frequently used by outside visitors invited by White House staff. Before entering sensitive areas of the building, these visitors must leave their phones in lockers.
It was in one of these lockers that the cocaine was found. She had also insisted that the Biden family was not present at the White House during the weekend the drugs were discovered.
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