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• The Secret Service found cocaine at the White House, AP sources say
• Pecker says Cohen asked him about boxes of information on Trump after the election
• AMI amended deal with McDougal, Pecker testifies
• Secret Service closes investigation into cocaine found at White House with no suspect identified
• Eric Trump warns Biden could be hit with charges for White House cocaine if SCOTUS rules against immunity
• Stormy Daniels lawyer texted 'Trump is f–ked' to National Enquirer editor after Access Hollywood tape emerged

NBC reported the drug was in a small, zippered bag, and that it was unclear how long it had been in the White House. The Situation Room, located in the West Wing, where staffers would also drop their phones before entering, has been undergoing construction work and was not in use at the time the baggie was found, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said last week. Video of the West Executive street lobby entrance did not identify the person or provide any solid investigative leads, the Secret Service said.

The Secret Service found cocaine at the White House, AP sources say

The Secret Service led the investigation into how the cocaine ended up at the White House and said as part of its review, it would look over surveillance footage and entrance logs to determine who had access to the area where it was found. The cocaine, contained in a small Ziploc bag, was found in a cubby used by visitors to store cellphones and other personal items before entering the West Wing. The Secret Service described the location of the substance as "inside a vestibule leading to the lobby area of the West Executive Avenue entrance to the White House." In a statement describing the events surrounding the cocaine's discovery, which began July 2, the Secret Service said as part of its review, it compiled a list of "several hundred" people who may have accessed the area where the substance was discovered. But no fingerprints could be found on the cocaine's packaging and there was "insufficient DNA" for "investigative comparisons," the Secret Service said. WASHINGTON — Multiple officials involved in the White House cocaine inquiry now say the bag of powder was found in a cubby near the White House's West Executive entrance, not the formal West Wing lobby, as was previously reported.

Pecker says Cohen asked him about boxes of information on Trump after the election

Eric Trump warns Biden could be hit with charges for White House cocaine if SCOTUS rules against immunity - New York Post

Eric Trump warns Biden could be hit with charges for White House cocaine if SCOTUS rules against immunity.

Posted: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:52:00 GMT [source]

Additionally, investigators were considering the high volume of people who walk through the area. On July 2, 2023, a "suspicious powder" was found inside the White House. Tests later showed the powder was cocaine, according to reputable news publications.

AMI amended deal with McDougal, Pecker testifies

The controversy of this case was always about which women would be allowed to take the witness stand. If you took all of the women who have horrifying stories about Harvey Weinstein, they could fill a whole courtroom of their own. Nearly 100 women have come forward with stories about his predation.

Secret Service closes investigation into cocaine found at White House with no suspect identified

Photos show cocaine found inside White House complex in July - ABC News

Photos show cocaine found inside White House complex in July.

Posted: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:04:50 GMT [source]

The volume of cocaine seized by Swedish customs peaked in 2022, when 822 kilograms (1,812 pounds) were confiscated, according to official figures. This was more than 300 kilograms (661 pounds) more than the previous record set in 2018. The drug was discovered in a container in the Nynashamn port, south of Stockholm, on April 18, Granath said. Six men have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in its transport.

Beyond the vague mention of “big law firms in Washington” there was no elaborating on who specifically would target Biden. If Donald Trump wins the 2024 election, he would ultimately appoint an attorney general and control the Department of Justice. The former president has repeatedly warned he could go after Joe Biden — if he wins the 2024 election. “The only people who are going to benefit are big law firms in Washington, DC, because they are going to go after every single president. They will start with Obama, Fast and Furious, right, where he gives 2,000 weapons to cartel members,” Eric Trump mused.

Stormy Daniels lawyer texted 'Trump is f–ked' to National Enquirer editor after Access Hollywood tape emerged

This would not be the first time illegal drugs entered the White House. The rapper Snoop Dogg said he’d smoked weed in a bathroom in 2013, and Willie Nelson confessed to smoking a joint on the White House roof during the presidency of Jimmy Carter. An official familiar with the investigation told the newspaper that the amount of the substance was small.

Where Was the Cocaine Found?

The area is transited by VIPs, visitors, tourists, staff members, military officials and facilities operations employees. The Secret Service on Thursday announced it had closed its investigation into who left a small packet of cocaine in the White House without finding the culprit, and a spokesman for the agency told NBC News it did so without conducting interviews. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish customs made one of the country’s biggest-ever cocaine seizures after confiscating around 1.4 tons of the drug last week in a port near Stockholm, an official told Swedish television on Tuesday.

We found posts on Twitter, Reddit, TikTok, and Facebook making various claims about where the illicit substance was found and to whom it allegedly belonged. For instance, the below-displayed post claimed the cocaine was found in an area often occupied by U.S. President Joe Biden, while other posts asserted that the drug was left behind by his son, Hunter Biden. The complex was briefly evacuated as a precaution when the white powder was found. The fire department was called in to test the substance on the spot to determine whether it was hazardous, and the initial test came back negative for a biohazard but positive for cocaine. President Biden and his family were away at Camp David at the time.

When they see consequences for some men, it encourages others to step forward. Now, the California rules are a little clearer on what evidence is admissible. But I should add that this attorney is the same one who succeeded in getting Bill Cosby’s conviction thrown out. Well, back in New York, prosecutors have a really tough question to face, which is, do they retry this case? On the one hand, the Weinstein conviction meant so much to so many people that to just drop it seems very unsatisfying.

The people were notified that they could not bring the marijuana to the White House campus, the officials said. More testing was done to review the chemical composition of the powder, the statement continued. The unusual breach of White House security was found July 2 when a uniformed Secret Service officer spotted a small plastic baggie in a storage cubby at the West Executive Avenue entrance on the ground level.

The bag was found in a vestibule leading to the lobby area of the West Wing entrance to the White House, the Secret Service said. Even if he was receiving it, there’s a good chance Roosevelt wouldn’t have known about it. According to the prevailing medical literature of the day, doctors were advised not to tell patients that they were receiving cocaine (“The habit-forming properties of this drug are well known and must be ever guarded against,” read one textbook). “Unless Roosevelt had asked, he would not have been told,” Gillon says. At the time of publication, there was no credible evidence to link the drug found in the White House to any individual or group, much less the president's son. NBC reported the "blurry timeline" could make it difficult for investigators to identify a source.

So in a way, you’re saying that the story is much bigger than those criminal allegations against Weinstein. But underneath, there is this whole culture of men abusing their power, against women in particular, in the workplace. But these cases are not necessarily reliable indicators of what’s really happening, what’s really changing, because what we’re also seeing is real structural change on the legal level.

The U.S. Secret Service takes its mission to protect U.S. leaders, facilities, and events seriously and we are constantly adapting to meet the needs of the current and future security environment. The substance was located inside a receptacle used to temporarily store electronic and personal devices prior to entering the West Wing. CNN first reported that the investigation had concluded without finding a suspect. She has written for outlets including the Washington Examiner, Daily Signal and Alexandria Times. Melissa covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts.

Investigators expect to be done with the investigation by Monday, said two sources familiar with the investigation. The inquiry had previously been expected to take a couple of weeks. Julia Ainsley is homeland security correspondent for NBC News and covers the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department for the NBC News Investigative Unit. The incident drew much public attention in recent days, including criticism from Republicans who accused the Biden administration of not doing enough to find the culprit.

Secret Service Uniformed Division found an unknown substance inside a vestibule leading to the lobby area of the West Executive Avenue entrance to the White House. "It's deeply frustrating," Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, told reporters. "This is one of the most secure locations in the world, some of the best law enforcement  officers in the world. And they don't have any answers." President Joe Biden and his family were at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland, not the White House, when officers discovered the cocaine. In updating where the cocaine was found, officials said that area was also heavily trafficked.