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The Biden Family Files/CASE 35/Jul 2023

Viral claims

The cocaine in the West Wing

A bag found in July 2023, and why people blamed Hunter

2 JULThe 2023 day agents found cocaine in the West Wing

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Unproven

The cocaine was real. Who left it was never determined: the FBI found no fingerprints and too little DNA to compare. Nothing connects it to Hunter or any other Biden.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

2 Jul 2023

The find

Officers find a white powder in a cubby for phones at the West Executive Avenue entrance.

U.S. Secret Service, 13 July 2023: official statement on the investigation of a substance found at the White House ↗

13 Jul 2023

Case closed

The Secret Service closes the investigation for lack of physical evidence.

U.S. Secret Service, 13 July 2023: official statement on the investigation of a substance found at the White House ↗

READ THE FILE

Evidence & assessment.

What the Secret Service found

And what it could not.

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS FILE

The claims, rated.

1 claim people make about this file, each rated documented, partly true, disputed, unproven or false. Think a rating is wrong? Use Dispute or Support, or join the Discussion.

UNPROVEN Viral claims

“The White House cocaine was Hunter’s.”

No one was identified: no fingerprints and too little DNA.

Who says it: Online claims.

The evidence in this file ↗ · On the full claims board ↗

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OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

U.S. Secret Service, 13 July 2023: official statement on the investigation of a substance found at the White House ↗
The bag found on 2 July 2023 in a West Wing cubby; no fingerprints or usable DNA; case closed.

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