Who brought the coke to the WH?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yawn. Call me when there's hard evidence. Around 400 people work in the WH every day. There are numerous official visitors and tour visitors every day. To suggest--without evidence-- that the ONLY person who could have possibly brought in cocaine to the WH is HB is illogical.

+100. It was found in a cubby by a main entrance transited by hundreds of people. It was NOT found in or near the Situation Room or other private areas as right wingers have variously claimed.

The sources maintain that the area is highly trafficked, in keeping with Jean-Pierre's characterization Wednesday. The area is transited by VIPs, visitors, tourists, staff members, military officials and facilities operations employees.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/cocaine-found-white-house-was-different-location-previously-reported-s-rcna92906

Tourists don’t visit the West Wing.

The tours in question are special visitors of staff. They are not the people who line up for White House Tours.

I know. This isn’t an open area where random folks are rolling about. It’s where the senior leaders of the executive branch have their offices (and not their minions, they are in the Eisenhower building). The people who get tours are also usually pretty important as are those who take them around. While I don’t think this in anyway a Hunter related issue, I do think this is serious because of where/who was likely. involved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cocaine found in the White House? This is a Nothingburger Deluxe!!

You’re a staffer, aren’t you?

[Anonymous]

This White House is a sh*t show on display for the world to see. Why are Democrats so proud of this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This White House is a sh*t show on display for the world to see. Why are Democrats so proud of this?

Because the previous shit show was so much worse.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cocaine found in the White House? This is a Nothingburger Deluxe!!

You’re a staffer, aren’t you?

The reflexive bs responses are concerning regardless of which side they come from. It’s time for people who care about facts not “sides.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This White House is a sh*t show on display for the world to see. Why are Democrats so proud of this?

Because the previous shit show was so much worse.

I’m not fan of Mike Pence, but go ahead and show where he dishes up a word salad like Kamala does every time she speaks.

Nothing?

[Anonymous]

If not for the HB angle, would this story have gotten as much traction if it had occurred during any other administration? Under DC law, possession of cocaine is a misdemeanor so technically not as big a deal as in other jurisdictions. It's hard to believe that this is the first time in the history of the White House that someone has brought in illegal drugs. Seriously, what's the big deal?

[Anonymous]

Why are Democrats routinely receiving little to no consequences for their plethora of crimes?

Of course no one will be held accountable!!
It’s a Democrat White House!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If not for the HB angle, would this story have gotten as much traction if it had occurred during any other administration? Under DC law, possession of cocaine is a misdemeanor so technically not as big a deal as in other jurisdictions. It's hard to believe that this is the first time in the history of the White House that someone has brought in illegal drugs. Seriously, what's the big deal?

First coke story I can remember relating to the WH was Ham Jordan supposedly snorting coke at Studio 54. It was a huge deal.

This does matter though. Coke sniffers are not a reliable crew and coke sniffers potentially having their hand on part of the wheel of gov is worrisome regardless of DC’s lax drug laws. It’s also concerning that we do not know who did it notwithstanding it being found in an ultra secure location.

[Anonymous]

Interesting timing. Secret Service "finds" cocaine at the exact time that a criminal investigation is opened into Secret Service destruction of evidence and deletion of J6 text messages. And, I don't think any of the Trump loyalists involved have yet been purged from the White House.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/dhs-launched-criminal-probe-destruction-jan-6-secret-service-text-mess-rcna39392

My working theory: Trump-loyal SS planted the cocaine as retaliation for the investigation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If not for the HB angle, would this story have gotten as much traction if it had occurred during any other administration? Under DC law, possession of cocaine is a misdemeanor so technically not as big a deal as in other jurisdictions. It's hard to believe that this is the first time in the history of the White House that someone has brought in illegal drugs. Seriously, what's the big deal?

First coke story I can remember relating to the WH was Ham Jordan supposedly snorting coke at Studio 54. It was a huge deal.

This does matter though. Coke sniffers are not a reliable crew and coke sniffers potentially having their hand on part of the wheel of gov is worrisome regardless of DC’s lax drug laws. It’s also concerning that we do not know who did it notwithstanding it being found in an ultra secure location.

If the thought is that a staffer brought it in, why wouldn't this be an internal personnel matter? Employers of all kinds routinely deal with employees who abuse drugs (not to mention alcohol).

And why is it "concerning that we do not know who did it"? After all, it wasn't anthrax, fentanyl, a bomb, a weapon, or anything else that could put the president or others in the WH in danger. The story began with the evacuation of an area of the WH due to the discovery of an unknown "powdery substance." When it was found not to be anthrax or any other biological weapon, the story should have faded away. I'm still asking, in all seriousness, why is this a big deal if not for the hypothetical Hunter Biden (the gift that keeps on giving to Republicans) angle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If not for the HB angle, would this story have gotten as much traction if it had occurred during any other administration? Under DC law, possession of cocaine is a misdemeanor so technically not as big a deal as in other jurisdictions. It's hard to believe that this is the first time in the history of the White House that someone has brought in illegal drugs. Seriously, what's the big deal?

First coke story I can remember relating to the WH was Ham Jordan supposedly snorting coke at Studio 54. It was a huge deal.

This does matter though. Coke sniffers are not a reliable crew and coke sniffers potentially having their hand on part of the wheel of gov is worrisome regardless of DC’s lax drug laws. It’s also concerning that we do not know who did it notwithstanding it being found in an ultra secure location.

If the thought is that a staffer brought it in, why wouldn't this be an internal personnel matter? Employers of all kinds routinely deal with employees who abuse drugs (not to mention alcohol).

And why is it "concerning that we do not know who did it"? After all, it wasn't anthrax, fentanyl, a bomb, a weapon, or anything else that could put the president or others in the WH in danger. The story began with the evacuation of an area of the WH due to the discovery of an unknown "powdery substance." When it was found not to be anthrax or any other biological weapon, the story should have faded away. I'm still asking, in all seriousness, why is this a big deal if not for the hypothetical Hunter Biden (the gift that keeps on giving to Republicans) angle?

Staffers with any kind of clearance can be subject to drug tests.

[Anonymous]

Why is this a big deal?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:BREAKING: The cocaine found in the White House was located “in a much more secure area” near the Situation Room.

Now, NBC News is reporting that the discovery was made in a “much more secure” location than previously thought. “The big change is where this was found. It was found, by my observation, in a much more secure place, limited access place than that West Wing reception room,” MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell stated. “It’s a frequently trafficked place, but it’s down near the Situation Room, right off West Executive – down below. And normal people, average people just cant get in there, even with the entry from the northwest gate.” she continued.

Wow, another narrative destroyed. Shocker.

Where’s Hunter?

It was not at the Situation Room. It was in a cubby at an *entrance* - just not the entrance used for general visitors. But still an entrance that hundreds of people would be passing through.

Again, why is this a story of national significance? I'd be more concerned about a gun being brought in or a biological weapon of some sorts.

[Anonymous]

WTF? This is probably the absolute worst response by a press secretary.
Yesterday, from Andrew Bates.
This has NOTHING to do with the Hatch Act.
And, the fact that he did not respond with "That is absolutely not the case" speaks volumes.


https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2023/07/06/press-gaggle-by-deputy-press-secretary-andrew-bates-en-route-west-columbia-sc/


Q One more. You know, President — former President Trump has made some pretty wild posts recently on social media. One of them was that the cocaine found in the White House was — had belonged to either the President or his son. Are you willing to say that that’s not the case, that they don’t belong to them?

MR. BATES: I don’t have a response to that because we have to be careful about the Hatch Act.

What I will say is that I have noticed there does seem to be some increasing frustration coming from that corner in general. And I think it is probably rooted in the contrast between their substantive policy records.

(then he proceeds to pivot to policy)