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Republicans Published July 7, 2023 9:13am EDT

House Republicans open

investigation into cocaine found in the
White House
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer wants a staff-level briefing on the illicit discovery by July 14, he
says in a letter

By Elizabeth Elkind | Fox News

White House cocaine was found in more 'secure' location than previously thought
Fox News' Griff Jenkins provides details after officials revealed the cocaine was found in the West Executive area near the situation room. 'Fox & Friends'
co-hosts react.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is calling on the head of the
U.S. Secret Service to give Congress more information about the bag of cocaine found
inside the White House in recent days.

He blasted the illicit discovery as a "shameful" moment for the White House in a letter to
Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle, demanding a staff-level briefing on the matter by next
week.

"This alarming development requires the Committee to assess White House security
practices and determine whose failures led to an evacuation of the building and finding of
the illegal substance," Comer wrote, adding that his committee would need "additional
information."

KARINE JEAN-PIERRE LINED WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT COCAINE FOUND IN WHITE

HOUSE

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, left, is pressing for more information on the discovery of cocaine at the
White House.

"The presence of illegal drugs in the White House is unacceptable and a shameful
moment in the White House’s history," the top Republican wrote.

"This incident has raised additional concerns with the Committee regarding the level of
security maintained at the White House. In order to assist the Committee with its
investigation, please provide a staff level briefing on this matter by July 14, 2023."

MEDIA JOKES ABOUT COCAINE FOUND IN WHITE HOUSE: WE NEED A ‘BLOW BY BLOW’
PROBE OF THIS

There have been conflicting reports about where the cocaine was found. When the news
first broke, it was alleged the substance had been found in the White House library. Press
secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday that it was in a "heavily traveled"
part of the West Wing. Multiple outlets reported on Thursday that it was found near the
West Executive entrance, a more secure location than previously thought.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fielded questions about the cocaine discovery at her regular news briefing.
(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The Secret Service is currently investigating the incident, which the White House said
occurred while President Biden and his family were away at Camp David.

"Where this was discovered is a heavily-traveled area where many White House West Wing
- I should be even more specific - West Wing visitors come through this particular area, I

just don't have anything more to share," Jean-Pierre said Wednesday.

SECRET SERVICE INVESTIGATING SUSPECTED COCAINE DISCOVERED INSIDE WHITE

HOUSE

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Some of Biden's critics have even questioned if the cocaine belonged to Hunter, a
recovering drug addict.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wrote to the Secret Service on Wednesday to demand more
information on the finding.

"Ifthe White House complex is not secure, Congress needs to know the details, as well as
your plan to correct any security flaws," he wrote.

Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital.

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