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Washington: cocaine It was found in a cubby hole in the West Wing’s entry area where visitors put electronic devices and other belongings before going on tours, a White House insider revealed Sunday.
The White House said the Secret Service was investigating. “They’re checking visitor logs and… looking at the cameras. These are the next steps. Cross-checking,” the source said.
White House spokesman Karen Jean-Pierre “Where he discovered this is a heavily traveled area where a lot of visitors to the West Wing come from,” he told reporters.
Asked if anyone had undergone drug testing as part of the investigation, Jean-Pierre said, “We will take whatever action…is appropriate and justified, pending the outcome of the Secret Service.”
Possession of cocaine, which is classified as a Schedule II drug under the US Controlled Substances Act, is a misdemeanor in Washington, DC.
The West Wing is associated with the Executive Mansion where President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden live.
It includes the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, and a workspace for the presidential staff. Hundreds of people pass through the West Wing on a regular basis, including political staff, their guests, and members of the press.
Jean-Pierre said West Wing tours took place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The material was found during a routine Secret Service sweep Sunday night. A Secret Service spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment on Wednesday. The agency did not say how much cocaine was found. The discovery led to a brief closure of the White House complex on Sunday. Biden and his family were not in the White House at the time.
Biden did not answer questions yelled at by reporters about cocaine on Wednesday. Jean-Pierre said the president believed it was “very important” to get to the bottom of the matter.
Department officials may offer tours of parts of the West Wing to friends and family members. Persons who are not members of staff must leave electronic devices and other belongings in storage cubicles prior to taking a tour.
“It was in one of the cubbies,” the source said of the cocaine.
Biden and his family returned to the White House early Tuesday after spending the weekend at the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland. Family members who visit the Bidens go in and out of the East Wing, the source said.
The White House said the Secret Service was investigating. “They’re checking visitor logs and… looking at the cameras. These are the next steps. Cross-checking,” the source said.
White House spokesman Karen Jean-Pierre “Where he discovered this is a heavily traveled area where a lot of visitors to the West Wing come from,” he told reporters.
Asked if anyone had undergone drug testing as part of the investigation, Jean-Pierre said, “We will take whatever action…is appropriate and justified, pending the outcome of the Secret Service.”
Possession of cocaine, which is classified as a Schedule II drug under the US Controlled Substances Act, is a misdemeanor in Washington, DC.
The West Wing is associated with the Executive Mansion where President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden live.
It includes the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, and a workspace for the presidential staff. Hundreds of people pass through the West Wing on a regular basis, including political staff, their guests, and members of the press.
Jean-Pierre said West Wing tours took place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The material was found during a routine Secret Service sweep Sunday night. A Secret Service spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment on Wednesday. The agency did not say how much cocaine was found. The discovery led to a brief closure of the White House complex on Sunday. Biden and his family were not in the White House at the time.
Biden did not answer questions yelled at by reporters about cocaine on Wednesday. Jean-Pierre said the president believed it was “very important” to get to the bottom of the matter.
Department officials may offer tours of parts of the West Wing to friends and family members. Persons who are not members of staff must leave electronic devices and other belongings in storage cubicles prior to taking a tour.
“It was in one of the cubbies,” the source said of the cocaine.
Biden and his family returned to the White House early Tuesday after spending the weekend at the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland. Family members who visit the Bidens go in and out of the East Wing, the source said.
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