Cocaine in the West Wing

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(07-06-2023, 11:49 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: It is a tough sell to me as the press secretary constantly lies at the podium. It seems very convenient to say someone from the public may have left the cocaine. But that even raises more security questions. How did they get through rug sniffing dogs? The scanner requires  person to empty their pockets and they check all purses or bags prior to entering.

The biggest concern I have is how did anyone sneak a deadly drug into the white house. The more areas are open to the public, the more recording security cameras. I find it hard to believe the culprit was not identified within 24 hours. The POTUS and his family were out of town, so the secret service left behind had all the time in the world to review security tapes.
I would hope we would get an update directly from the secret service showing exactly where the dime bag was found and I would hope the premier and elite secret service agents can identify and get the DOJ involved to prosecute the individual responsible.

Congress oversees the Secret Service so I am hopeful they dig into this and get answers and are able to review the security tapes ASAP.

This is a black eye on the secret service and the Biden administration, so they need to investigate and find the guilty party this week. If not, they are a very bad protection detail.

According to every media report, the small bag of drugs was found in the anteroom of the west wing tourist/visitor entrance. This is a separate entry from the employee's entrance.  Visitors are not routinely subjected to drug-sniffing dogs.  Visitors, in the past, have to fill out a form in advance to be reviewed and cleared by the Secret Service before they ever get the ok to enter the building. 

Odds are the bag of coke was accidentally pulled out of someone's pocket.  Depending on how it happened the camera may or may not have captured it but the Secret Service probably won't tell us until/if they arrest someone. It is an ongoing investigation after all