According to a dispatch call made that night, the "unknown item" that caused a brief evacuation of the White House on Sunday night and attracted a Hazmat team from Washington, DC, Fire, and EMS to the presidential residence first tested positive for cocaine.
According to the dispatch call, the white powdery material was discovered in the residence's library. In a statement, the Secret Service stated that it "does not comment on an active investigation" and made no additional comments.
In order to prove that the material is, in fact, cocaine, further tests will be carried out, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told the Washington Post. When the incident happened, Vice President Biden was at Camp David.
After a Secret Service agent discovered the powder during a normal sweep of the property, authorities are now attempting to understand how the material entered the White House.
Hunter Biden, the 53-year-old first son who has admitted to a history of crack cocaine use, was on the grounds of the White House on Friday before accompanying his father to Camp David for the long weekend. Tuesday morning saw their return to Washington.
Hunter Biden's Struggle With Cocaine Addiction
In April, there were rumors that the first son may have temporarily stayed at the White House in order to avoid having the mother of his love kid serve him with court papers.
In his autobiography "Beautiful Things," Hunter described his long-term struggle with cocaine addiction, which he claimed became worse after the 2015 passing of his brother Beau.
The first son's now-famous laptop contained numerous images, texts, and other communications indicating his cocaine consumption, including recently released pictures of Hunter smoking crack while operating a vehicle in a residential Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood in the summer of 2018.
The first son pleaded guilty to tax offenses in exchange for probation only, and he also entered a pretrial diversion program for lying on federal gun purchase paperwork disclosing his drug use.
Hunter Biden will probably be sentenced to two years of probation and won't be allowed to buy a gun ever again if the judge grants his request. He must also maintain his sobriety.
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Drugs at the White House
There have been several instances of drug use in the White House over the years. Some of the most notable cases include President Richard Nixon's personal physician, Dr. Arnold Hutschnecker, who was found to have been supplying Nixon with drugs, including amphetamines and barbiturates. Nixon denied using the drugs, but he later admitted to taking them on occasion.
In 1979, White House aide Timothy Kraft was arrested for possession of cocaine. Kraft was a close friend of President Jimmy Carter's daughter, Amy, and he had been providing her with cocaine.
In 2014, White House intern Paul Manafort was arrested on charges of money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent. Manafort was also accused of using cocaine and other drugs while he was working for the Trump campaign.
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