The white substance found over the weekend at the White House has been confirmed to be the powerful stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant, cocaine.
“We have just learned that a formal lab has confirmed the suspicion that that white powdery substance found in the West Wing on Sunday was in fact positive for cocaine,” MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell reported on Wednesday.
The narcotic was reportedly found in a “cubby hole in the entry area of the West Wing where visitors place electronics and other belongings before taking a tour,” according to a source cited by Reuters.
The Secret Service is investigating who was present in that area at the time in an effort to determine the source of the substance.
President Joe Biden and his family were not at the White House at the time, but a White House pool reporter said they saw Hunter Biden, who struggles with crack cocaine addiction, on the grounds climbing into a presidential SUV on Friday.
The family members left for a weekend getaway to Camp David.
“It was in one of the cubbies,” the source said.
The West Wing also encompasses the cabinet room, press area, and offices and workspace for staff and advisers, according to Reuters.
It is not accessible as part of the public White House tours.
The source said a probe was underway to determine who may have left the cocaine in the cubby hole, Reuters noted.
“They’re checking visitor logs” and “looking at cameras,” they said. “Those are the next steps. Cross-checking.”
Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop he abandoned at a Delaware computer repair shop contained emails detailing influence-peddling involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and videos of the Hunter smoking crack and having sex with prostitutes and his work subordinates.
