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Secret Service Ends Probe of Cocaine Found at White House Without a Suspect

Headline from Wall Street Journal, from the development of Jul 13, 2023

Newest development Jul 16, 2023 · 2 reports‘They Know The Person’: Trump Says Secret Service Knows Who Brought Cocaine Into White House

The agency said there was no surveillance footage or forensic evidence that would have helped identify who left the bag of cocaine.

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  1. Names this update

    Secret Service Ends Probe of Cocaine Found at White House Without a Suspect

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

  2. Newest

    ‘They Know The Person’: Trump Says Secret Service Knows Who Brought Cocaine Into White House

    Headline from The Daily Caller ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

38 articles, oldest first.

  1. RedState

    White House Cocaine Update: Secret Service Briefing May Indicate They Have Something (opens RedState)

    Published

    RedState's feed description

    They're not going to be able to get around this.

  2. New York Post

    White House cocaine investigation concluded, no suspect ID’d: Secret Service (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    The Secret Service has ended its investigation into cocaine found in the West Wing without identifying a suspect, a GOP congressman told The Post Thursday. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) stormed out o…

  3. The Guardian

    Secret Service investigation into White House cocaine fails to identify suspect (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Inquiry into bag of drug found in West Wing concludes but ‘lack of physical evidence’ hampers efforts

  4. Insider

    If you left your cocaine at the White House, you're in the clear now: reports (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    No DNA or fingerprints were found on the cocaine-filled baggie, which was discovered in the West Wing of the White House.

  5. Washington Times

    No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in a lobby at the White House last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn’t identify a suspect, according to a summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associate…

  6. Wall Street Journal

    Secret Service Ends Probe of Cocaine Found at White House Without a Suspect (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The agency said there was no surveillance footage or forensic evidence that would have helped identify who left the bag of cocaine.

  7. Deadline

    Secret Service Unable To Find Who Left Cocaine At White House (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    The Secret Service has been unable to identify a suspect in its investigation following the discovery of cocaine in the White House. After the agency gave a briefing to House lawmakers on Thursday,…

  8. NPR

    Who left cocaine in the West Wing? The Secret Service says they may never know (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Several hundred people could have dropped the small bag of cocaine near a door to the West Wing. But without fingerprints, DNA or video evidence, the Secret Service can't figure out who did it.

  9. Fox News

    Secret Service to close White House cocaine probe without finding suspect, lawmakers say (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Secret Service is set to close its investigation on Friday into the cocaine found at the White House earlier this month, without determining the identity of the suspect, sources briefed on the matter told Fox News Digital.

  10. Rolling Stone

    Secret Service Comes Up Empty in White House Cocaine Probe (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    After combing through security footage and visitor logs, and even sending the bag in for testing, the prevailing theory is that a visitor is missing their stash

  11. Fox News

    Not just cocaine: Secret Service reveals another banned substance was found in Biden's White House (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Fox News Digital has learned that the Secret Service found marijuana twice at the White House last year after they briefed members of Congress on the cocaine probe.

  12. Forbes

    White House Cocaine Investigation Closed By Secret Service Without Any Suspects, Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The West Wing was briefly evacuated on July 2 when a small bag of white powder, later determined to be cocaine, was found in an area accessible to tour groups.

  13. Politico

    Secret Service ends White House cocaine investigation with no suspects (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    “At this time, the Secret Service's investigation is closed due to a lack of physical evidence," the Secret Service said in a statement.

  14. Hot Air

    BREAKING: Secret Service couldn't crack the Case of the White House Cocaine (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Quelle surprise. Did anyone really expect this investigation to pin the tail on anyone, let alone the kind of figure that might have Situation Room access in this administration?...

  15. Voice of America

    US Secret Service Says it Ends White House Cocaine Probe, no Suspect Identified (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The cocaine was found in a cubby hole in a West Wing entry area where visitors place electronics and other belongings before going on tours, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters previously

  16. Al Jazeera

    Probe into cocaine found at White House closes with no suspect (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Secret Service says there were no fingerprints or surveillance video footage to show who brought drug to White House.

  17. CBS News

    Secret Service concludes cocaine investigation, no suspect identified (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Officials combed through "security systems" and indexed "several hundred individuals" who entered the West Wing in the days preceding the discovery and were unable to identify a suspect.

  18. RedState

    Secret Service Ends White House Cocaine Investigation By Insulting Everyone's Intelligence (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    The U.S. Secret Service has ended its investigation into the bag of cocaine found at the White House. As RedState reported, the illicit drugs were originally found on July 2nd, and the story kept morp...

  19. The Daily Caller

    Secret Service Unable To Find White House Cocaine Suspect (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Secret Service concluded its investigation into the cocaine found at the White House and agents were unable to find a suspect.

  20. Local News 8

    First on CNN: Secret Service concludes cocaine investigation, no suspect identified (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — The Secret Service has concluded its investigation into the small bag of cocaine found at the White House and has been unable to identify a suspect, two sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.

  21. Fox News

    Secret service closing White House coke probe without a suspect baffles onlookers (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Onlookers were dumbfounded on Thursday when the Secret Service announced it has closed its investigation into the cocaine found at the White House earlier without a suspect.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Secret Service concludes cocaine investigation without suspect (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Secret Service has concluded its investigation into a bag of cocaine found in the West Wing without identifying any suspects.

  23. New York Post

    Cocaine in the White House? Buried to be one of history’s supposed mysteries (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    We’re somehow supposed to believe the men and women charged with protecting the president can’t find out who dropped an 8-ball in the West Wing? No. Way. In. Hell.

  24. Independent Journal Review

    Commentary: GOP Lawmaker Believes Secret Service May Have Already ID'd the WH Cocaine Suspect (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    The White House cocaine scandal is getting stranger by the day, but claims that they can't find who brought the drugs in don't wash.

  25. CBS News

    Secret Service closes investigation into cocaine found at White House with no suspect identified (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The cocaine was first discovered at the White House on July 2.

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